An all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developed by AFWERX Agility Prime partner Joby Aviation is quieter than most helicopters. Joby Aviation recently completed developmental testing with NASA to help understand the vehicles performance characteristics and acoustics profiles during normal operations of take-off, landing, and overflight
China's biggest ever helicopter, the AC313A, made its maiden flight on Tuesday, allowing the country to enter into the big league of large helicopter manufacturing nations such as Russia and the United States.The helicopter took off at 8:55 am and landing at 9:17 am at the Lümeng Airport in Jingdezhen, East China's Jiangxi Province
The South Korean Air Force's Black Eagles aerobatic flight team will perform at three international air shows in Britain in July, marking its first visit to the European nation in 10 years. The team has confirmed participation in the Southport Air Show, Royal International Air Tattoo, and Farnborough Airshow from July 9-22
Chinas Z-20 helicopter, which is similar to the U.S
The Chinese Navys second Type 055 destroyer, the Lhasa, recently passed a full-course training assessment, making it all ready for far sea missions beyond the first island chain. Organized by a vessel training center attached to the PLA Northern Theater Command Navy, the assessment put the Lhasa, together with three Type 056A corvettes, through a three-day maritime test at an undisclosed region in the Yellow Sea, government-owned China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Sunday
The Chinese Liberation Army (PLA) Navy announced on Tuesday that the Liaoning aircraft carrier group recently started a routine, realistic combat training mission in the West Pacific. Japans defense ministry said in a statement that eight PLA warships were spotted sailing from the East China Sea through the waters between Okinawa Island and Miyako Island headed toward the Pacific Ocean on Monday
Airbus and Kawasaki signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today to work together on the preparation of the hydrogen fueled ecosystem. The scope will include different aspects of the hydrogen supply chain, from the production of hydrogen to its delivery to airports and transfer on-board aircraft
Ukraines Air Force said they destroyed 300 Russian aircraft since February 24, the day Moscow invaded the country. The military added that on April 12, it managed to shoot down a Russian Su-25 jet, despite bad weather
Lockheed Martin won a modification contract valued $1.4 billion for the production of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Interceptors for the U
Finlands Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen approved a proposal to procure ammunition for a heavy rocket launcher system from the United States. The Ministerial Finance Committee supported the procurement in its session on 10 February 2022