A San Diego-based company has unveiled a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fighter jet platform. Shield AI’s new concept is designed for expeditionary and maritime operations in contested ...
In a development that felt like a late whisper of pre-pandemic air shows and an ominous hint of air-warfare futures yet to come, Shield AI unveiled its unmanned jet that requires no runway, and could ...
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The Soviet VTOL fighter that was years ahead of its time

The Yakovlev Yak-141 was a supersonic vertical takeoff fighter that combined jet performance with VTOL capability. Featuring ...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Shield AI today announced the unveiling of X-BAT, an AI-piloted, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fighter jet designed for expeditionary and maritime ...
ALPENA, Mich. - PteroDynamics and AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) demonstrated integrated electronic warfare (EW) capabilities on an autonomous vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft during ...
Integral to Archer’s strategic partnership with Anduril is the goal of delivering an autonomous, hybrid propulsion, vertical take-off and landing aircraft that can help modernize the U.S. and its ...
Vertical take-off and landing will enable an aircraft to take off and land vertically, eliminating the need for infrastructure like long runways.
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. and DALLAS and AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- XTI Aerospace, Inc. ("XTI" or the "Company") [NASDAQ: XTIA], advancing scalable vertical flight technologies, and Valkyrie ...
Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR) today announced an exclusive collaboration with Karem Aircraft, giving Archer access to the key aspects of Karem’s advanced, military-grade rotor and tiltrotor ...