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SkyDrive Secures 10 SD 05 eVTOLs for Taiwan
SkyDrive Inc. has reached a general understanding with 7A Drones Co., Ltd. for the purchase of 10 SKYDRIVE Model SD 05 eVTOL aircraft
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AIR Unveils DrN 600 Electric Cargo Drone
Florida based advanced air mobility company AIR has officially pulled the curtain back on the DrN 600, an uncrewed electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft that is clearly designed to do something rare in this industry: actually work for a living. Why my Neo 2 can’t be like this? The announcement marks a public debut,…
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China’s 1,118-Mile Cargo Drone Completes First Flight
China’s high-altitude 1,118-mile-range unmanned cargo plane just nailed its first flight, and yes, it did so without a pilot asking where the runway went, according to Interesting Engineering. The Tianma-1000, China’s newest unmanned transport aircraft, completed its maiden flight on Sunday, proving that cargo drones are no longer just oversized quadcopters with ambition issues. Developed…
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Hong Kong may get passenger drones by 2027, keep arms inside the aircraft
Hong Kong has been easing into the drone era politely. First medical deliveries. Then a few food runs. Very civilized. No airborne chaos. No dystopian sky traffic jams yet but the city is clearly done with baby steps. At the Airspace Asia Pacific 2025 event at AsiaWorld Expo, Hong Kong’s Secretary for Transport and Logistics,…
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Hong Kong eVTOL Plans Reveal China’s Global Aviation Standards Strategy
Hong Kong just revealed its hand in the global eVTOL race, and it’s not just about air taxis. It’s about who writes the rules. Dominic Chow Wing-hang, Hong Kong’s deputy director general of civil aviation, announced Saturday that passenger-carrying eVTOLs could begin trials within two to three years. But the announcement came at a Belt…
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Honda eVTOL Emerges From Stealth Mode: Full-Scale Prototype Flying March 2026
After four years in "stealth mode" Honda revealed at the Dubai Airshow 2025 that its hybrid eVTOL program is far more advanced than anyone knew
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Coventry Advances Drone Research for Emergencies
Coventry University has started a new research program to explore how drones can support emergency operations in crowded cities, and the Urban Ascent project brings together Coventry City Council, Skyfarer, The Manufacturing Technology Centre and Slink Tech to test how unmanned aircraft can move medical supplies, map damaged areas and provide communication links during disasters,…
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LEO Solo JetBike Gets Ready for Liftoff as Pre Orders Begin
The LEO Solo JetBike is finally here, as Techeblog reported, and it looks like something dreamed up after one energy drink too many. Pete Bitar has spent years chasing the joy of electric flight, building prototypes that have flown, wobbled, or occasionally tried to end the day early. In 2021, he teamed up with designer…
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