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Fresh off the heels of the company’s introduction of a specialized defense oriented business unit last month, California AAM startup Archer Aviation has announced that retired United States Air Force …
Retired USAF Lieutenant General Joins Archer Defense Advisory Board Read More
Founded in 2009, California-based startup Joby Aviation first cut its teeth on the development of electric aircraft in partnership with the U.S National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) before later …
UAM Snapshot – Joby S4 Read More
Joby Aviation has strengthened its USAF ties by delivering two eVTOL aircraft to MacDill AFB in 2025 under AFWERX Agility Prime. MacDill, housing USSOCOM, CENTCOM, and AMC units, offers a …
Joby Expands AFWERX Pact, Delivers eVTOL Aircraft to MacDill AFB Read More
BY AUDREY DECKER, Staff Writer Defense One A three-month test of the battery-powered ALIA has the service looking to move ahead. The U.S. Air Force wants to buy battery-powered planes …
USAF tried an electric plane. Now it wants to buy Read More
Archer Aviation, developer of the Midnight electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, has expanded its partnership with the U.S. Air Force. Archer and the USAF are no strangers to …
Archer Looks to Interest USAF in Midnight eVTOL Read More