The goal is to be able to produce roughly 300 electric planes a year. An even bigger goal is getting the Federal Aviation Administration to certify the fixed-wing aircraft by the end of next year.

Aurora Flight Sciences has finished windtunnel testing an experimental fan-in-wing design for a Pentagon X-plane competition. The Boeing subsidiary says it recently wrapped up stability and control ...

When one thinks of a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft, the first thing that comes to mind is a helicopter-like contraption that can lift off from pretty much everywhere. But the various ...

US defence manufacturer Northrop Grumman has released video showing first flight of a low-cost jet developed to demonstrate new manufacturing techniques. Assembled and flown by Northrop subsidiary ...

As the U.S. Air Force is moving to modernize its fleet of aircraft, it is looking to new and innovative designs to help it advance its goals. And one such design is that of a blended-wing body ...

NASA has successfully tested its X-66 aircraft in a wind tunnel, hoping it can reduce fuel consumption by at least 30%.