Twente Airport to Deploy Altitude Angel’s Approval Services Platform

Altitude Angel, a global UTM (Unified Traffic Management) technology provider, has announced that Twente Airport, in collaboration with drone innovation cluster Space53, is to deploy its Approval Services platform – allowing drone operators, and in the future eVTOL pilots, the ability to submit flight requests and pay for operations within Twente Airport’s airspace digitally and at the touch of a button. Continue reading

DARPA Shows Concepts for the Future of VTOL Uncrewed Aerial Systems

DARPA’s AdvaNced airCraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And RecoverY program, known as ANCILLARY, shows six design concepts for a low-weight, large-payload, long-endurance VTOL uncrewed X-plane. The innovative configurations and critical technology designs come from a wide array of performers, from small start-up to legacy aerospace companies, broadening the network of partners contributing to the program. Continue reading

Aurora’s Latest X-Plane Design Speeds Ahead

Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing company, recently completed conceptual design review for a game-changing, high-speed, vertical lift X-plane and has been selected to continue development of a preliminary design review. The aircraft is being developed for a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) program called Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT), which “aims to design, build, and fly an X-plane to demonstrate the key technologies and integrated concepts that enable a transformational combination of aircraft speed and runway independence.” Continue reading