China’s Big R6000 Tiltrotor Drone Has Entered Full Flight Testing

In October 2024, a photo emerged showing the first completed prototype of the R6000 at the Wuhu United Aircraft Production ...
Flying

Fourth Boeing 777X Test Aircraft Takes Flight Again

Boeing has reactivated its fourth 777X testbed aircraft (WH004), marking the first time all four 777X test planes are concurrently active since late 2021. The reactivated WH004 is uniquely configured ...
Business Wire

Joby Achieves Testing Landmark with Piloted Aircraft

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY), a company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, today announced it has reached a landmark moment in its ...
CompositesWorld

Otto Aerospace laminar flow aircraft flight test advances DARPA research into long-endurance platforms

CPI’s wireless sensing platform, integrated with Synthesites process monitoring technology, successfully tracked resin flow and temperature enabling ML-based in-line process control during composite ...
The Aviationist

Hermeus’ Uncrewed Quarterhorse Mk 1 Test Aircraft Flies for the First Time

The high-speed uncrewed test aircraft performed its first flight at Edwards AFB, just a year after the launch of the development. Hermeus, a U.S. company aiming to develop hypersonic aircraft quickly ...
Aviation Today

Navy’s MQ-25A Unmanned Tanker Finishes First Test Flight

The first Boeing MQ-25A Stingray carrier-based unmanned tanker aircraft conducted its first flight test on April 25, a year later than previously planned, the Navy and Boeing revealed on April 27. The ...
Flightglobal

Honda Aircraft completes Garmin Autoland certification flight testing for Elite II

Honda Aircraft has completed certification flight testing for the Garmin Autoland emergency landing system on its HondaJet HA-420 Elite II, moving closer to becoming the first twin-turbine very light ...