What could be cooler than a jet-powered equivalent of a quadcopter drone? Well, how about a larger passenger-carrying version? That's exactly what aviation firm FusionFlight has just revealed, in the ...

Mayman Aerospace has unwrapped its new family of jet-powered, High-Speed Vertical Take-Off and Landing (HS VTOL) AI-equipped drones that can deliver everything from medical supplies to Hellfire ...

Not every plane has the luxury of very long airport-worthy runway strips. In fact, many combat scenarios are in non-ideal locations that often do not come with a nice long runway for landing and ...

A San Diego defense technology company unveiled an artificial intelligence-piloted fighter jet Tuesday that can take off vertically without runways, accelerating the Pentagon's push toward a future ...

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 ...

The Razor P100 has four microjet engines that are gimballed to vector thrust between vertical and forward flight. Credit: Mayman Aerospace Mayman Aerospace has completed flight testing of its Razor ...

There will come a time in the near future when aircraft will seem like nothing we presently have at our disposal. From stranger and stranger shapes to increasingly insane capabilities, aircraft of the ...

An artist's rendering of the X-BAT that Shield AI is developing to be a runway-independent unmanned VTOL strike jet. (Shield AI) US company Shield AI is developing an unmanned vertical take-off and ...

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 ...

Bell Helicopters' SPRINT design. Although SPRINT is designed to lift a 5,000 lb payload, the design could be scaled up to carry heavier cargo or personnel. (Bell Helicopters) The US Defense Advanced ...