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EHang Enters Hanoi Sandbox Process for EH216-S Testing in Vietnam

EHang Enters Hanoi Sandbox Process for EH216-S Testing in Vietnam

Amprius Gets Up to $75M U.S. Award to Scale High-Energy Drone Battery Production

Amprius Gets Up to $75M U.S. Award to Scale High-Energy Drone Battery Production

BETA Starts eIPP Medical-Logistics Flights in North Carolina and Texas With Its Runway Electric Aircraft

BETA Starts eIPP Medical-Logistics Flights in North Carolina and Texas With Its Runway Electric Aircraft

SkyDrive Explains Why the SD-05 Uses 12 Rotors: Disk Loading, Power Margin and the Motor-Out Case

SkyDrive Explains Why the SD-05 Uses 12 Rotors: Disk Loading, Power Margin and the Motor-Out Case

Elroy Air Upsizes PIPE to $175 Million, Adds Lockheed Martin Ventures Ahead of Nasdaq Listing

Elroy Air Upsizes PIPE to $175 Million, Adds Lockheed Martin Ventures Ahead of Nasdaq Listing

Archer's Deal for Boeing's Wisk, Insitu and SkyGrid Clears US Antitrust Waiting Period

Archer's Deal for Boeing's Wisk, Insitu and SkyGrid Clears US Antitrust Waiting Period

Bye eFlyer 2 Makes First Flight, Opening Its Electric-Trainer Test Campaign

Bye eFlyer 2 Makes First Flight, Opening Its Electric-Trainer Test Campaign

Vertical Aerospace Opens Strategic Review as Valo Heads for Critical Design Review

Vertical Aerospace Opens Strategic Review as Valo Heads for Critical Design Review

Heart Replaces ES-30 With Two-Propeller, 36-Seat ES-36 Hybrid-Electric Airliner

Heart Replaces ES-30 With Two-Propeller, 36-Seat ES-36 Hybrid-Electric Airliner

EU Funds Rival Hybrid-Electric Engine Demonstrators From Rolls-Royce and MTU

EU Funds Rival Hybrid-Electric Engine Demonstrators From Rolls-Royce and MTU

Electra Flies EL2 From an Airport Heliport on Helicopter-Style Instrument Procedures

Electra Flies EL2 From an Airport Heliport on Helicopter-Style Instrument Procedures

NEWBORN Hydrogen Power Source Reaches ~700 kW in Ground Tests

NEWBORN Hydrogen Power Source Reaches ~700 kW in Ground Tests

AURA AERO Plans X-VOLT Reconfiguration for ERA Series-Hybrid Tests

AURA AERO Plans X-VOLT Reconfiguration for ERA Series-Hybrid Tests

Amprius Introduces 500 Wh/kg SiCore Cell for Long-Endurance Aviation

Amprius Introduces 500 Wh/kg SiCore Cell for Long-Endurance Aviation

Wayfarer Tests Stowable Distributed Electric High-Lift System

Wayfarer Tests Stowable Distributed Electric High-Lift System

Joby J208 Completes 3,199-Mile Autonomous U.S. Crossing

Joby J208 Completes 3,199-Mile Autonomous U.S. Crossing

CHEETA Demonstrates Fully Cryogenic Electric Motor

CHEETA Demonstrates Fully Cryogenic Electric Motor

Bye eFlyer 2 Cleared to Begin Electric Flight Testing

Bye eFlyer 2 Cleared to Begin Electric Flight Testing

Vertical Aerospace Unveils Valo, Successor to the VX4

Vertical Aerospace Unveils Valo, Successor to the VX4

Archer Acquires Lilium's Patent Portfolio in €18 Million Deal

Archer Acquires Lilium's Patent Portfolio in €18 Million Deal

Beta Technologies Debuts on NYSE in $1 Billion IPO

Beta Technologies Debuts on NYSE in $1 Billion IPO

Archer Becomes First eVTOL Developer to Close FAA Type Certification Phase 3

Archer Becomes First eVTOL Developer to Close FAA Type Certification Phase 3