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.

The economic case for autonomy in aviation While the safety argument for making small aircraft autonomous is a compelling one, the move is fundamentally rooted in economics.

Electric aircraft firm Joby Aviation is teaming up with L3Harris to develop an autonomous hybrid vertical takeoff and landing aircraft that could be used for defense applications.

Giving a preview of the future of military aircraft, General Atomics unveiled a full-scale mock-up of its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), which is an autonomous warplane designed to augment ...

Grid Aero, a new company, is developing a fully autonomous, cost-effective aircraft (Lifter-Lite) designed for heavy cargo transport over long distances. Unlike retrofitting existing aircraft ...

Electric aircraft firm Joby Aviation is teaming up with L3Harris to develop an autonomous hybrid vertical takeoff and landing aircraft that could be used for defense applications.

Skydweller is the world's largest unmanned solar-powered aircraft that can stay airborne for weeks, and even months, without refueling.

This Startup Just Unveiled Autonomous Electric Planes for the Air Force Whisper Aero makes quiet electric fans that can power leaf blowers—or advanced Air Force aircraft.

Autonomous electric aviation startup Pyka is working hard to scale up its crop-dusting and cargo plane lines, but it has attracted a lucrative new suitor: the Pentagon. The promise of a climate ...