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2 weeks ago | aviationtoday.com | Frank Wolfe

In the upcoming fiscal 2026 budget request, the U.S. Air Force is to request a winding down of the Agility Prime electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) project by the service’s AFWERX innovation arm, as the service looks to save funds and winnow out efforts that show little promise of fielding. During the Biden administration, there had also been talk among analysts of the Air Force’s lack of commitment to Agility Prime.

2 weeks ago | aviationtoday.com | Matthew Beinart

EVENDALE, Ohio—GE Aerospace has said the fate of the new T901 helicopter engine developed for the Army is likely dependent on how fiscal year 2026 funding shapes out, while noting the company has discussed plans with the service for speeding up the program if it moves forward.

2 weeks ago | aviationtoday.com | Matthew Beinart

EVENDALE, Ohio—GE Aerospace is expanding its work with Kratos Defense & Security Solutions on low-cost, small turbofan engines, announcing plans to develop a new 1,500-pound thrust capability aimed at powering the “lower end” of Collaborative Combat Aircraft designs.

1 month ago | aviationtoday.com | Matthew Beinart

Airbus U.S. said May 20 it recently completed a second demo to inform its work on the Marine Corps’ Aerial Logistics Connector (ALC) program, which follows a recent announcement it’s working with L3Harris Technologies on the effort to develop an unmanned version of the UH-72 Lakota aircraft. L3Harris will serve as the lead systems integrator on Airbus’ team for ALC, which is offering the uncrewed MQ-72C for the program to develop an unmanned cargo-carrying platform.

1 month ago | aviationtoday.com | Calvin Biesecker

Hermeus on May 27 said its Quarterhorse Mk 1 unmanned aircraft successfully flew for the first time, a key milestone on the startup’s path to developing high-Mach and hypersonic aircraft. The May 21 flight and landing at Edwards AFB, Calif., came about five months later than the Atlanta-based company had hoped. The main goal of the company’s test campaign is to validate high-speed takeoff and landing.