Drones & eVTOL

1+ hour, 12+ min ago   (252+ words) Steadicopter's Black Eagle 50E clears US airworthiness validation, opening sustained American operations Dealroom Steadicopter's Black Eagle 50E clears US airworthiness validation, opening sustained American operations Steadicopter announced on 15 September 2026 that its Black Eagle 50E unmanned helicopter has cleared an airworthiness validation run by…...

4+ hour, 1+ min ago   (362+ words) US flying car developer Samson Sky has secured an $80m investment from Dubai-based Matin Group to build its first production facility for its road-going aircraft, the Switchblade. The 180,000 sq ft facility will be located in an undisclosed US location and is…...

5+ hour, 24+ min ago   (184+ words) Electric cars took decades to go mainstream — electric planes might take even longer. We flew in BETA Technologies' Alia CX300, one of the most promising electric aircraft in the world, to find out why battery-powered flight has stayed almost impossible for…...

7+ hour, 3+ min ago   (684+ words) by José Duncan | Sep 15, 2026 | Aviación militar, Noticias | 0 comments Most of the autonomy on display at National Harbor this week was fighter-shaped. Stealthy wings, missile bays, names like Vengeance and Fury. Textron brought a box. Specifically, it brought the Cessna SkyCourier…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (445+ words) by Connor Kerr | 10 agosto 2026 | Mondo dell'aviazione, Storia e leggende | 0 comments Imagine a cargo plane that works like a truck and trailer. It lands, drops off a fully loaded box, clips on an empty one, and is airborne again in minutes…...

5+ hour, 10+ min ago   (263+ words) Samson Sky, maker of the Switchblade Flying Car, has secured an $80 million investment from the Matin Group. The funds will be used to establish Samson Sky’s first 180,000-square-foot Switchblade production facility, which will be located in the U.S., according to…...

6+ hour, 9+ min ago   (73+ words) Agreement will see US manufacturer build airframes for the flight-test and certification programme. Airframer sees sufficient demand for utility type to raise UK production to eight per year by 2029. Helicopters will be acquired from type certificate holder McDermott Aviation in…...

8+ hour, 13+ min ago   (109+ words) The Defense Post Textron Aviation and Merlin have introduced the Cessna SkyCourier UX, a new cargo drone concept designed to carry up to 6,000 pounds (2,722 kilograms) of payload and accommodate up to three LD3 containers The aircraft combines Textron’s twin-engine turboprop…...

5+ hour, 27+ min ago   (135+ words) Atlas Will Build Prototypes for Electra’s EL9 Hybrid-electric Aircraft Aviation International News Honda Aircraft Finishes Echelon Wing, Delays 1st Flight Final assembly of the first jet will take place early next year Cape Air To Add Eight Caravans for Montana Service Will…...

14+ hour, 55+ min ago   (410+ words) Honda Newsroom To subscribe, please enable functional cookies. HondaJet Echelon Program Advances with Completion of First Aircraft Wing Assembly - Five total wing structures now in various stages of final assembly - Mainline final assembly targeted to begin in early 2027 - Equipment qualification…...