Archer Aviation doubles down on defense aircraft with $300M raise
Escalating geopolitical tensions and a new administration with a hawkish defense agenda have led many startups to embrace ...
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Archer Raises $300M as Electric Air Taxi Firm Sets Sights on Defense
Manufacturer is developing a “next-generation” hybrid-electric, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft for defense ...
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GoAero Awards $500,000 For Emergency Rescue VTOLs
GoAero has announced the winners of the first stage of its contest to field an emergency response ...
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Vertical VX4 VTOL About to Escape Its Airport Prison and Fly Free in the Sky
British aviation startup Vertical Aerospace announced it is getting ready to move into the next stage of test flights for the ...
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Spaceport setback: ‘Anomaly’ causes VTOL rocket blast, puts UK dreams on hold
SaxaVord Spaceport’s pioneering role in Europe’s space ambitions SaxaVord Spaceport, located on the remote island of Unst, ...
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The Week In Technology, Feb. 10-14, 2025
Drone Launches Ascendance Hybrid Powertrain French startup Ascendance has collaborated with uncrewed aircraft manufacturer Delair to build a hybrid-electric drone demonstrator with funding from French ...
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VTOL Tailsitter Flies With Quadcopter Control Software
[Peter Ryseck]’s Mini QBIT quadrotor biplane brings in some of the efficiency of fixed-wing flight, without all the complexity usually associated with VTOL aircraft. The Mini QBIT is just a 3 ...