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Jul- 2026 -

21 July

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

The P550 eVTOL UAS. Photo: AeroVironment

AeroVironment to Produce More P550 eVTOL Drones for US Army

AeroVironment has received a $117.3-million contract to produce additional P550 electrical vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial systems for the US Army.

Jun- 2026 -

29 June

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Lithuania’s ‘Black Wasp’ Combines VTOL Agility With AI to Hunt Shaheds

Lithuania is reinforcing its counter-drone capabilities with a new autonomous interceptor designed to hunt down Shahed-type drones and other aerial threats in high-stress environments.

11 June

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

The Victor U250 heavy-lift eVTOL drone. Photo: ERC System

Rojoef Manuel

Germany’s ERC Rolls Out Heavy-Lift eVTOL Drone for Military Logistics

Munich-based developer ERC System has introduced a hybrid-electric unmanned aerial system designed for heavy-lift military resupply operations.

May- 2026 -

15 May

Air

150326-N-ZZ999-001 WATERS TO THE SOUTH OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA, Republic of Korea (March 26, 2015) – An MV-22 Osprey, from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, demonstrates its vertical takeoff and landing (VSTOL) capabilities aboard the amphibious assault ship ROKS Dokdo (LPH 6111) during training to strengthen the interoperability between the Navy and Marine Corps of both the U.S. and Republic of Korea. The Marines of the 31st MEU are embarked aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) and currently conducting a regularly-scheduled patrol of the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of ROK Navy / Released)

Rojoef Manuel

Airbility, Schübeler Launch eVTOL Propulsion Tech Collaboration

South Korea’s Airbility has signed a memorandum of understanding with Germany-based Schübeler to jointly develop electric ducted fan propulsion systems for next-generation eVTOL aircraft, the companies announced.

7 May

Sea

A quadcopter drone hovers over open water ahead of a red vessel's deck, illustrating the UK's development of an automatic drone landing platform for moving ships

Ethan M. Encarnacion

UK Develops ‘World’s First’ Automatic Drone Landing Platform for Moving Ships

Could drones land and take off autonomously from moving ships at sea? A London-based developer says it has built the first system designed to make that possible.

Mar- 2026 -

5 March

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

V-BAT VTOL Drone Faces Arctic Fury in Breakthrough Demo

Shield AI has put its V-BAT vertical takeoff and landing drone to the test in the Arctic, pushing the aircraft through freezing temperatures and rough maritime weather without requiring any modifications.

Dec- 2025 -

4 December

Air

Midnight eVTOL aircraft. Photo: Archer Aviation

Rojoef Manuel

Archer, Karem Partner on Military-Grade Rotor Tech for Next-Gen VTOL

Archer Aviation has signed an agreement with Karem Aircraft to integrate the latter’s military-grade rotor and tiltrotor systems into Archer’s planned autonomous, hybrid-propulsion vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.

Nov- 2025 -

11 November

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Runway? Optional. Attis Aviation ROC VTOL Drone Soars in First Flight

ROC is a runway-free, hybrid-propulsion, long-endurance drone system by Attis Aviation, which successfully completed its maiden flight.

Oct- 2025 -

28 October

Air

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

XTI and Valkyrie Launch Vanguard Platform to Power AI-Driven VTOL Flight

Vanguard is a new AI-driven technology platform developed by XTI Aerospace and Valkyrie Sciences to enhance performance and autonomy in the TriFan 600 VTOL aircraft.

27 October

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