Monday - August 24, 2026

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Air Force Pilots Reach New Program Milestones in Electric Vertical Takeoff, Landing Aircraft
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, April 25 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Tim Tresslar, AFWERX Four Air Force pilots remotely flew a Joby electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft at the company's Marina, California, manufacturing facility April 20. They were the first Air Force personnel to assume remote pilot-in-command responsibilities and transition flight for the eVTOL, preparing the Air Force for delivery of aircraft to Edwards Air Force Base, California. "Th  more