The FAA has a loophole that allows pilots to fly ultralight aircraft without a license. The planes must meet specific weight and speed requirements to qualify.

Control, can be flown in the U.S. without a license, but using its more advanced features may breach FAA rules.

BAE Systems has announced that STRIX, a new type of VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft, made its first flight in late October. The flight was reportedly successful, paving the way for ...

Honda has received FAA approval to fly a subscale test model of its hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, signifying a critical step in its development. The aircraft features a ...

Anduril Industries and Archer Aviation have come together to rapidly advance aerial warfare. This partnership aims to develop a next-generation hybrid-propulsion vertical-take-off-and-landing (VTOL) ...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Oct. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- XTI Aircraft Company ("XTI Aircraft"), a subsidiary of XTI Aerospace, Inc. (Nasdaq: XTIA) ("XTI"), a pioneer in xVTOL and powered-lift aircraft solutions ...

In a major development at the nexus of military and commercial technology, Archer Aviation and Anduril Industries have announced an exclusive partnership aimed at the militarized vertical take-off and ...

In the early 60s, there were several studies into creating the first mass-produced vtol aircraft. A plane that could operate like a jet, and then at the same time, land vertically where needed. Bell, ...

Joby Aviation (NYSE:JOBY) is grinding higher into Friday’s open as the company announced a collaboration with defense contractor L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) for defense applications of Joby’s ...

Anduril Industries Inc. (“Anduril”) and Archer Aviation Inc. (“Archer”) announced today that they have entered into an exclusive agreement to jointly develop a next-generation aircraft for defense ...

This lockheed concept jet can not only fly at Mach 2.2, but land vertically using 1950s engine technology. It would have been ...