It seems like autonomous aircraft makers are indulging in a bit of oneupsmanship as Shield AI rolls out its X-BAT VTOL Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) that combines the ability to land and take ...

Shield AI, the software-focused company known for its widely used Hivemind autonomy system, plans to enter into the world of high-end aircraft development with an uncrewed fighter it calls X-BAT. The ...

Shield AI’s new unmanned, vertical-takeoff-and-landing fighter jet concept is designed to be a drone wingman or a standalone aircraft, marking the latest autonomous aircraft announcement by defense ...

Electric aircraft startup Lilium may have ceased operations a year ago, but its insolvency filing wasn’t quite the end of the German-based company. There were multiple failed attempts to restructure ...

Lilium was founded in 2015 and spent over $1.5B developing advanced technologies related to electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft The Lilium patent portfolio is made up of key ...

Archer Aviation acquired approximately 300 patents, including Lilium's core ducted fan technology and other designs, from the bankrupt German eVTOL developer Lilium for $21 million. This acquisition, ...

The Nomad VTOL UAS family, shown in a rendering, is envisioned for various sea and land-based missions. (Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company) Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky subsidiary is developing a ...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Oct. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- XTI Aircraft Company (XTIA) ("XTI Aircraft"), a subsidiary of XTI Aerospace, Inc. ("XTI"), a pioneer in xVTOL and powered-lift aircraft solutions, today ...

Joby's experience with the Department of Defense has already validated its technology. "Our autonomous flight technology is a dual-use technology," the company said. That dual-track opens the door to ...