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NASA's X-59 completes first flight, prepares for more flight testing

After years of design, development, and testing, NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took to the skies for the ...

Vertical Aerospace Receives Crucial CAA Permit to Fly, Entering Final Flight-Test Phase to Validate VX4’s Hover-to-Wingborne Transition Capability

Vertical Aerospace Ltd. (NYSE:EVTL) is an aerospace and technology company that designs, manufactures, and sells zero ...
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A Second YFQ-42A Aerial Drone Is Now Undergoing Flight Testing

General Atomics and Anduril are simultaneously testing their respective YFQ-42 and YFQ-44 aerial drones. Only one of the two ...
FLYING Magazine on MSN

Joby Hybrid Aircraft Goes From Concept to First Flight in 3 Months

When electric aircraft developer Joby Aviation in August unveiled its concept for a hybrid-powered, optionally piloted ...

Joby hybrid turbine-electric air taxi makes first flight; gov demos set for 2026

The aircraft flew at Joby’s Marina, California, facility on Nov. 7—just three months after the hybrid concept was unveiled.
Avionics International

YFQ-44A Has First Flight, Anduril Planning for Weapons Shot Next Year

Anduril Industries‘ YFQ-44A Fury prototype drone for the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program had its ...
FlightGlobal

Vertical shows off scalable VX4 cabin design days ahead of transition flight tests

Vertical Aerospace has unveiled the cabin design for its certification-standard VX4 eVTOL, days ahead of commencing transition flight testing of the prototype aircraft. It has shown off a four-seat ...
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F-35 Conducts B61-12 Stockpile Flight Tests

The F-35 Lightning II was used in August 2025 to successfully evaluate three B61-12 test assets during a multi-day test campaign. Sandia National ...
Hoodline

PHOTOS: Sergey's Giant White Airship is Flying Over the Bay Again, Testing His Disaster Relief Blimp

The 400-foot Pathfinder 1 spotted over Golden Gate Bridge isn't just Brin's toy—it's a humanitarian airship prototype that ...
Aviation Week Network

Archer, Joby Announce Plans For Saudi Arabia Flight Tests

In addition to their Saudi Arabia plans, Archer and Joby have both been conducting test flights in the nearby United Arab ...
FlightGlobal

Rolls-Royce trusts in dust as Trent XWB-97 durability upgrades ‘exceed expectations’ in testing

Enhanced hot-section components designed to double time-on-wing for the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 engine in harsh operating conditions are beating expectations during ongoing dust-ingestion testing, ...