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Airbus US Space & Defense to Develop Prototype UH-72 Lakota Drone for US Marines

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Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awarded Airbus U.S. Space & Defense a Phase I Other Transactional Authority Agreement, through Naval Aviation Systems Consortium, in support of the United States Marine Corps Aerial Logistics Connector. The award is part of a Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA) Rapid Prototyping Program which aims to provide the USMC with […]

Preparing for Advanced Air Mobility: Port San Antonio Plans Construction of eVTOL Vertiport

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Advancing Aviation and Innovation: Port San Antonio Launches Construction of State-of-the-Art eVTOL Vertiport By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill Port San Antonio, located on the site of the former Kelly Air Force Base, plans to build a state-of-the-art vertiport for housing and deploying electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft as part of a $100 million airfield renovation […]

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Lilium Expands Aerospace Operations into France

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Advanced discussions with the French government could lead to new job opportunities and bolster the nation’s export capacity. Lilium N.V. (NASDAQ: LILM), a leading developer of all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) jets, has announced ongoing discussions with the French government regarding the expansion of its production capacity into France. This strategic move aims to […]

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UrbanLink Partners with Lilium to Integrate eVTOL Aircraft in South Florida

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Revolutionizing Regional Air Mobility with Sustainable Solutions UrbanLink Air Mobility LLC, a South Florida-based start-up, is poised to reshape transportation as the first provider of all-electric zero-emission advanced air mobility (AAM) solutions in the United States. In a groundbreaking move, UrbanLink has forged a partnership with Lilium N.V. (NASDAQ:LILM), a global pioneer in Regional Air […]

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Kaman Corporation Celebrates Successful First Flight of Autonomous KARGO UAV

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Kaman Corporation has announced the significant achievement of the first flight of the full-scale KARGO UAV, a purpose-built, autonomous, expeditionary resupply vehicle. This milestone, which took place in December of 2023, signifies a major accomplishment in the ongoing flight test progression. The development of this medium-lift UAS, initiated in 2021 to address logistics needs for […]

The World’s First Certified Electric Autonomous Air Vehicle: A Q&A With Wisk

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Amsterdam Drone Week continued Wednesday with a keynote address by Dan Dalton, Vice President of Global Partnerships at global AAM provider Wisk, now a fully-owned subsidiary of global aerospace giant Boeing. Wisk believes that they are building the very first certified autonomous air taxi.  It’s a huge milestone for the AAM industry: the majority of […]

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100 Years Since Oehmichen Set the First FAI Rotorcraft Record

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The biomechanical facilities of the dragonfly and its agility in flight were a major inspiration to Etienne Oehmichen, the French engineer who set FAI’s very first helicopter record one hundred years ago, on 14 April 1924. On this date, his Oehmichen 2 quadrocopter rose vertically into the air above Courcelles-lès-Montbéliard, France, and made a journey […]

Houston Prepares for eVTOL Air Taxi Operations: DRONELIFE Exclusive Interview

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Houston Aviation Department outlines vision for future air taxi operations By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill The city of Houston is laying the groundwork for establishing an Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) system in the surrounding region. As part of this effort, the Houston Airport System recently announced it was in discussions with several manufacturers of […]

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Wisk Partners with Sugar Land for Autonomous Air Taxi Vertiport in Texas

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Wisk plans to build vertiport at Texas airport to site Houston-area eVTOL network By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill Autonomous flying taxis carrying passengers are expected to be winging their way across the skies above the greater Houston area within the next several years, as the result of a partnership between advanced air mobility (AAM) […]

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