The Pentagon has directed a force of 2,200 Marines and three U.S. Navy amphibious ships to transit to the Middle East, according to statements from two U.S. officials. This movement involves the 31st ...
The skies over parts of the US could soon get busier, as the Federal Aviation Administration launches pilot projects spanning 26 states to test electric air taxis and other next-gen aircraft, with ...
There's a new X-plane in town. Bell Textron's tilt-rotor aircraft being built for DARPA's Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) program, which aims to combine the features of a helicopter ...
Planned to fly in 2028, the X-76 will explore technologies for fast-flying runway-independent aircraft with folding rotors, crewed and uncrewed.
Proprotor blades stop and fold back and propulsion transitions from turboshaft to turbofan to accelerate the X-76 to speeds ...
America’s CV-22 Osprey is built for infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply in hostile and denied territory. It can take off vertically like a helicopter, then rotate its nacelles forward and ...