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Rotorcraft

Valour Study Predicts 6,824 eVTOLs In Operation By 2050

Revised expectations feature a fleet largely based in China
EHang eVTOL operations in Guangzhou, China
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

M-346 Leads Baykar UCAV in Autonomous Formation Flight

Italian jet and Turkish drone carry out K-Swarm airborne trial
Kizilelma drone taking off from runway
Aircraft

Bye Aerospace Reveals Electric Airplane Suppliers

Company says its eFlyer 2 is expected to achieve first flight soon
Bye Aerospace eFlyer 2 prototype
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Acodyne Lands Funding for Electric Cargo Drone Family

Danish start-up aims to start flight testing before end of 2026
Acodyne electric cargo drones
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Honeywell Launches Kestrel Drone Navigation Solution

Compact, cost-effective system applicable to smaller UAS platforms
Drone flying over water at sunset
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Deutsche Aircraft Working On Multi-Role Support Drone

Uncrewed platform would complement multi-mission D328MR variant
Deutsche Aircraft is developing drones
Aircraft

JetZero Breaks Ground on Z4 Factory in North Carolina

Greensboro campus to build blended-wing-body airliner
JetZero groundbreaking
Aircraft

Eve 100 eVTOL Set to Make Low-speed Transition Flight

Flight envelope expansion precedes first crewed mission in mid-2027
Eve eVTOL technology demonstrator in doorway of hangar
Engines

How Hydrogen Can Generate Electricity To Power Aircraft

A simple explanation of how hydrogen fuel cells work for aircraft.
Hydrogen fuel cell demonstrator at Aero Friedrichshafen 2026
Aircraft

NASA’s X-59 Reaches Mission Performance of Mach 1.4

NASA is expanding the envelope as it readies aircraft for supersonic flight over communities
NASA X-59
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Hybrid-electric Aircraft Developer Maeve Goes Bankrupt

Dutch start-up failed to raise the €20 million it needed to continue
Maeve Jet
Aircraft

Indonesia Approves AutoFlight’s Autonomous eVTOL Aircraft

Southeast Asian state validated the aircraft’s Chinese type certificate
AutoFlight V2000CG CarryAll eVTOL aircraft
Aircraft

More Operators Sign for Vaeridion’s Electric Microliner

General Atomics plans to use Vaeridion’s batteries for its drones
Vaeridion at ILA 2026
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

TPE331 Engine Will Power Swarm Aero’s Large Military Drone

Swarm says it is now building production-ready uncrewed air system
Swarm Aero Honeywell TPE331 engine
Sustainability and Environment

Electric Aviation Innovators Call for Bizjet Taxes

Open letter to European Commission calls for more support and tax reform
Vaeridion Microliner
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

ERC Unveils Victor Hybrid-electric VTOL Cargo Drone

First prototype was unveiled at the ILA 2026 air show this week in Berlin
ERC System's Victor cargo drone
Aircraft

Helios Horizon Flies Solid-State Battery Demonstrator

Nonprofit group targets stratospheric electric flight this year
Helios Horizon founder and chief test pilot Miguel Iturmendi stands with his modified Pipistrel Taurus
Aircraft

Electra Unveils Turbo-electric Airliner Concept

‘Double-bubble’ fuselage promises efficiency gains
Electra’s NASA AACES 2050 airliner concept
Rotorcraft

Airbus H145 Joining Uncrewed Helicopter Arena

First flight is expected at the end of 2026 and entry into service in the early 2030s
Airbus Helicopters' U145 uncrewed, autonomous helicopter
Aircraft

NASA’s X-59 Demonstrator Goes Supersonic

X-plane reached Mach 1.1 during 81-minute flight
NASA X-59 demonstrator