I went inside Vertical Aerospace's brand new flying taxi, which uses tech from an F-35 fighter to help it hover

Vertical Aerospace unveiled its new eVTOL, with controls inspired by the F-35 that make it easier to hover. Its first routes ...
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Shield AI Unveils X-BAT, an AI-Piloted VTOL Fighter Jet for Contested Environments

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Shield AI today announced the unveiling of X-BAT, an AI-piloted, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fighter jet designed for expeditionary and maritime ...
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STRIX Is a Brand New Military VTOL, But It Kind of Looks Like a WWII Fighter Plane

If you happen to have even the slightest passion for military aircraft, then you definitely are familiar with the general shape of World War II fighter planes. We’re talking about those machines that ...
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Convair XFY-1 Pogo

In theory, a VTOL fighter could protect the mother ship or join other VTOL fighters to defend a task force or convoy. After four years of study, the Navy awarded contracts to Convair and Lockheed to ...
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Why Does America’s F-35 Fighter Look So Much Like an Old Soviet Prototype?

It is unlikely that, as many Russian sources brag, the F-35B was a direct rip-off of the Yak-141. However, there are many staggering similarities between the two planes. Most military and aviation ...
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Ryan X-13 Vertijet

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Between 1955 and 1958, the Air Force ...