The Bell D-188 was an extreme Cold War fighter concept designed to take off vertically using eight jet engines. Intended to ...

Analysis of 10 VTOL programs: from the £192 million project, the ejector‑augmenter and in-wing lift fan to the prototype in service 1976–1991, the first VTOL 1969 and the stealthy STOVL in use by many ...

Horizon Aircraft's Cavorite X7 hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft aims for certification for IFR operation and "flight into known icing conditions (FIKI)," a key differentiator from most competitors. This ...

Anduril and EDGE will collaborate on Omen, a hybrid-powered, tailsitter UAS which aims to deliver long endurance and high payload in a compact, runway-free platform. Anduril Industries and UAE ...

US firm GE Aerospace has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Shield AI to power the latter’s new AI-piloted fighter jet – the X-BAT. Under the new agreement, GE Aerospace will power X-BAT ...

X-BAT is Shield AI’s AI-piloted VTOL fighter jet. Credit: Shield AI via LinkedIn. GE Aerospace will supply propulsion and testing support for Shield AI’s X-BAT programme, following a new collaboration ...

CINCINNATI – November 5, 2025 – GE Aerospace (NYSE: GE) and Shield AI have agreed to collaborate on propulsion technologies for Shield AI’s new X-BAT vehicle program. Through the Memorandum of ...

CINCINNATI, Nov. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- GE Aerospace (GE) (NYSE: GE) and Shield AI have agreed to collaborate on propulsion technologies for Shield AI's new X-BAT vehicle program. Through the ...