Lockheed’s daring 1950s prototype, was built to take off vertically—no runway or carrier deck required. Designed to defend ...

Supersonic jets might not pique your interest, but what about fighters that can fly backwards? What can do truly it and what ...

The Ryan Aircraft Corporation attempted to convert this idea into a practical fighter for the Air Force with its X-13 Vertijet. However, like most other VTOL aircraft, the performance compromises made ...

The first such company is Europe-based Vertical Aerospace, which said at the end of May it achieved the first wingborne flight in open airspace of its VTOL, the VX4.And now it's time for Americans ...

If VTOL jets can take off vertically, then they must logically be able to hover. That and firing guns from a fighter jet gets the adrenaline pumping. In reality, VTOL takeoffs are difficult maneuvers.

For autonomous VTOL UAS to achieve transformative status like the jet engine has, they must deliver economic value and a clear path to profitability for operators.

Unlike standard fighter jets, Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) jets can take off and land with a minimal amount of runway. VTOL technology has come a long way since it was first invented. In ...

Pipistrel has successfully completed the first hover flight of its Nuuva V300 hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff and landing (VTOL) prototype. The flight of the uncrewed cargo VTOL was conducted at ...

XTI Aerospace expects Trump Executive Order to accelerate VTOL development for commercial and military applications. ENGLEWOOD, Colo., June 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Commending President Trump's ...

Turkish Land Forces Command has inducted into service the new Havelsan Baha vertical-take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft system (UAS).

SINGAPORE–The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has started shipboard trials of the ST Engineering Veloce 60 vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) as it expands the ...

It also claims to be the world’s longest-range VTOL. It combines the zero-emission benefit of eVTOLs with a significantly longer range, allowing it to access remote, difficult-to-reach areas and ...