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Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) company Joby Aviation’s strategy for launching commercially in 2025 is becoming more clear. The startup secured a $55 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense Tuesday, a deal that will allow the company to put its aircraft into customers’ hands and start generating revenue before it has achieved Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)…

#AFWERX #AgilityPrime announces “flying car” military airworthiness, infrastructure milestones.

AFWERX Agility Prime announced Dec. 10, during the Accelerate event, a series of milestones for the “flying car” program and discussed new initiatives for 2021, including six sectors for potential “Prime” programs. “AFWERX Accelerate was a big week with Agility Prime having a ground-breaking ceremony for a simulation facility to allow experimentation from the researcher to the operator in the…

#USAirForce top leaders witness first #AgilityPrime “Flying Car” demo.

The U.S. Air Force’s top leaders gathered with their Texas National Guard hosts and AFWERX personnel at Camp Mabry on August 20 to watch the first Agility Prime ORB flight demonstration.

The demonstration was presented by LIFT Aircraft, a Texas-based Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract recipient, as one of the first companies of its size to join the Agility Prime “Air Race to…

“Flying Cars” to Transport Army Troops

The U.S. Air Force has been racing to acquire “flying cars” — electric vertical take-off and landing, or eVTOL, platforms — that can carry troops and equipment. The systems are also referred to as “orbs,” advanced air mobility or urban air mobility. The move is part of the Air Force’s Agility Prime

"מכוניות מעופפות" יטיסו כוחות צבא

חיל האוויר האמריקאי נמצא בעיצומו של מירוץ להשגת "מכוניות מעופפות" - פלטפורמות חשמליות להמראה ונחיתה אנכית (eVTOL) שמסוגלות לשאת כוחות וציוד. המערכות האלה מכונות orbs, ניידות אווירית מתקדמת, או ניידות אווירית אורבנית. המהלך מהווה חלק מיוזמת Agility Prime של חיל האוויר האמריקאי. רוב התוכניות כוללו

#USAirForce Launches #AgilityPrime Program.

The U.S. Air Force and its partners pushed forward with the kickoff of the Agility Prime program this week despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Agility Prime program is seeking to operationalize commercial electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles (i.e., “flying cars”) for military missions, and accelerate the emerging commercial eVTOL market in the United States. The program also aims…

#USAirForce to Officially Launch #AgilityPrime Program to Operationalize "Flying Cars" for Military Missions.

Dr. Will Roper, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics, will officially launch the U.S. Air Force (USAF)’s Agility Prime program later this month, the service announced.

The Agility Prime program is seeking to operationalize commercial electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles (i.e., “flying cars”) for military missions, and accelerate the…