The aviation sector across the world is undergoing a major shift toward cleaner technologies, ...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is channeling tens of millions of dollars into Aurora Flight Sciences for two experimental aircraft programs that together could redefine how the U.S.

A collaboration between Aurora Flight Sciences and Boeing is working on an innovative high-speed, vertical lift aircraft concept. They have just completed the conceptual design review and target first ...

French startup Beyond Aero has completed the preliminary design review for its hydrogen-electric business aircraft, unveiling a revised configuration with pusher propellers replacing ducted fans.

AeroVironment acquires aerospace engineering firm ESAero for $200 million, expanding its capabilities in unmanned aircraft.

A San Diego-based company has unveiled a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fighter jet platform. Shield AI’s new concept is designed for expeditionary and maritime operations in contested ...

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A Seattle-area startup called Radian Aerospace is fine-tuning the design of its orbital space plane, with an eye toward building a subscale prototype as early as this year. The company is also in the ...

China appears to have built a new prototype of a mostly ignored military aircraft; a Wing-in-Ground Effect (WIG) plane. Also commonly known by the Russian word ekranoplan, it's a type of aircraft ...

NASA isn't just considering a futuristic plane on Mars. It's developing the future of your commercial planes, too. The space agency's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project — intended to slash the ...

There’s hope in the air. Literally. In 2025 some airlines are redesigning plane interiors or ordering new aircraft to bring more comfort to flying. They’re promising more leg room and some are even ...