On January 19, 1946, the Bell X-1 flew for the first time, launching a research program that would lead to the world's first ...

On January 14, 1953, Convair's YF2Y-1 Sea Dart made its first flight, becoming the only seaplane fighter to break the sound ...

With the YFQ-44 now flying, both of the U.S. Air Force’s new Collaborative Combat Aircraft are in flight testing. The YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) developed by Anduril has conducted its ...

The Generation 6 aircraft represents the first-ever candidate for certification of an autonomous passenger-carrying aircraft in the U.S. Wisk Aero, an autonomous aviation company, today announced the ...

Hypersonic developer Hermeus has completed the first flight with its Quarterhorse Mk 1 test vehicle. The US start-up announced the much anticipated milestone on 27 May, noting the inaugural sortie ...

A new "quiet" supersonic X-59 jet designed to revolutionize air travel successfully completed its first test flight, Lockheed Martin announced this week. The sleek, needle-point aircraft built for ...

Leonardo Helicopters UK has successfully completed a first flight of the rotary-wing uncrewed air system (RWUAS) testbed developed under the UK Royal Navy's ...