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Future Flight

  • Sikorsky Converts BLACK HAWK® into U-Hawk™, A Battle-Ready Autonomous UAS

    Sikorsky transforms the UH-60L Black Hawk into the autonomous S-70UAS™ U-Hawk™, a next-generation uncrewed helicopter with 25% more cargo space and MATRIX™ autonomy.

    By removing the cockpit, seats and crew stations, the Sikorsky S-70UAS™ U-Hawk™ helicopter becomes the first fully autonomous Black Hawk helicopter. Photo courtesy, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company.
  • Expand your comfort zone – discover the new PC-24’s aft divan that converts into a full-length bed.
  • EHang Achieves First Pilotless Human-Carrying eVTOL Flight in Africa at the 9th Aviation Africa Summit

    EHang’s EH216-S completes the first pilotless human-carrying eVTOL flight in Africa at the Aviation Africa Summit 2025, expanding its global footprint.

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    15 September 2025

  • Vertical Aerospace Prepares for Final Transition Testing After Successful Wingborne Flights

    Vertical Aerospace completes Phase 3 piloted wingborne flights of VX4 prototype, collecting 22B data points and moving to final transition testing.

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    15 September 2025

    The piloted VX4 prototype during Phase 3 of wingborne testing
  • Archer Plans For Air Taxi Trial Participation Under White House eVTOL Pilot Program With U.S. Airlines and Cities

    Archer Aviation to join the White House eVTOL Integration Pilot Program with United Airlines and US cities, paving the way for supervised air taxi trials.

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    15 September 2025

    Archer’s Midnight aircraft at San Francisco International Airport
  • Joby Plans to Jumpstart US Operations Through White House eVTOL Integration Program

    Joby joins the White House eVTOL Integration Pilot Program to accelerate early US operations, advance FAA certification, and scale air taxi production.

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    15 September 2025

    Joby’s aircraft arrives from Marina airport into Monterey airport, where it completed its first piloted flight between two public airports. Credit: Joby Aviation
  • Expand your comfort zone – discover the new PC-24’s aft divan that converts into a full-length bed.
  • EHang Achieves First Pilotless Human-Carrying eVTOL Flight in Africa at the 9th Aviation Africa Summit

    EHang’s EH216-S completes the first pilotless human-carrying eVTOL flight in Africa at the Aviation Africa Summit 2025, expanding its global footprint.

    Read

    15 September 2025

  • Vertical Aerospace Prepares for Final Transition Testing After Successful Wingborne Flights

    Vertical Aerospace completes Phase 3 piloted wingborne flights of VX4 prototype, collecting 22B data points and moving to final transition testing.

    Read

    15 September 2025

    The piloted VX4 prototype during Phase 3 of wingborne testing
  • Expand your comfort zone – discover the new PC-24’s aft divan that converts into a full-length bed.
  • GöKHUN Unmanned Aerial System Lift Off With Sky Power Engines

    The GöKHUN Unmanned Aerial System from ESEN is a tactical VTOL drone powered by Sky Power International’s SP 210 FI SG engine, offering long endurance, GNSS independence, modular payload capability, and robust performance for ISR, security, and civil applications.

    GoeKHUN Unmanned Aerial System UAS from ESEN equipped with a modern SP 210 FI GS 2 stroke engine from Sky Power International
  • Zimbabwe CAA Licenses 27 ZRP Drone Pilots to Boost Surveillance and Enforcement

    The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe has licensed 27 Zimbabwe Republic Police officers as drone pilots, enhancing law enforcement surveillance and enforcement capabilities through advanced Remotely Piloted Licensing training.

  • Destinus Acquires Daedalean to Expand Artificial Intelligence Capabilities in Flight Systems

    Destinus acquires Daedalean for CHF 180 million to integrate cutting-edge artificial intelligence into UAV flight systems, accelerating the development of autonomous solutions for civil and defence aviation markets.

  • Horizon Aircraft and ZeroAvia Announce Plans to Explore Hydrogen eVTOL Propulsion

    Horizon Aircraft and ZeroAvia will explore integrating hydrogen-electric propulsion into the Cavorite X7 eVTOL, aiming to enable zero-emission regional air mobility.

    Horizon Aircraft ZeroAvia X7-14
  • Expand your comfort zone – discover the new PC-24’s aft divan that converts into a full-length bed.
  • GöKHUN Unmanned Aerial System Lift Off With Sky Power Engines

    The GöKHUN Unmanned Aerial System from ESEN is a tactical VTOL drone powered by Sky Power International’s SP 210 FI SG engine, offering long endurance, GNSS independence, modular payload capability, and robust performance for ISR, security, and civil applications.

    GoeKHUN Unmanned Aerial System UAS from ESEN equipped with a modern SP 210 FI GS 2 stroke engine from Sky Power International
  • Zimbabwe CAA Licenses 27 ZRP Drone Pilots to Boost Surveillance and Enforcement

    The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe has licensed 27 Zimbabwe Republic Police officers as drone pilots, enhancing law enforcement surveillance and enforcement capabilities through advanced Remotely Piloted Licensing training.

  • Expand your comfort zone – discover the new PC-24’s aft divan that converts into a full-length bed.