CGI render of a silver hypersonic aircraft labelled Quarterhorse flying above clouds with engine fire visible

INVESTMENT

18 May 2026

How Hermeus Built a Unicorn at Mach 5

Hermeus hits $1B valuation with a $350M Series C to build the US military's fastest unmanned aircraft 

Small white flying-wing drone on a flat desert floor under a clear blue sky with distant mountains

INNOVATION

15 May 2026

One Flight Just Changed How Drones Are Powered

DARPA's XRQ-73 hybrid-electric drone completes its first flight, proving a propulsion architecture that could reshape both military and ci...

White multi-rotor electric air taxi in flight over open grassland with hills behind

MARKET TRENDS

14 May 2026

Archer's Air Taxi Gets UAE's Commercial Blessing

The UAE has formally committed Archer's Midnight eVTOL to a commercial launch pathway, a first for any national aviation authority

Aeroberm vertipad 3D render with octagonal outer frame and central landing platform

TECHNOLOGY

13 May 2026

The Vertipad That Could Unground Urban Air Travel

Aeroberm's modular vertipad uses fractal geometry to solve the outwash, fire, and noise barriers blocking US vertiport development 

Odys Aviation drone and hybrid-electric aircraft inside a hangar at sunset

PARTNERSHIPS

12 May 2026

One System, Not Two: Odys Bets on Co-Development

Odys Aviation and Motion Applied partner to co-develop certifiable hybrid-electric propulsion for 2026 VTOL deliveries

BETA electric aircraft with registration N916LF on a runway, pilot visible in cockpit

INSIGHTS

11 May 2026

Flying Taxis Are Coming. Can Regulators Keep Up?

The global AAM market is forecast to surge from $14bn to $121bn by 2035, fueled by eVTOLs and US regulatory momentum

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