XTEND drones validate live-fire strikes with British Army as Trump-backed NYSE merger nears
When I last wrote about defense robotics standout XTEND this spring, the company was flying high on a flurry of massive tactical contracts and a highly publicized, politically buzzy $1.5 billion...
BETA Technologies completes historic 275-mile organ delivery flight under FAA’s new eIPP
In a landmark moment for the electric aviation sector, BETA Technologies and biotech company United Therapeutics completed the first operational flights under the U.S. Department of Transportation...
Matternet partners with Beeline in effort to expand U.S. drone delivery footprint
Silicon Valley drone delivery pioneer Matternet is shifting its commercial playbook, introducing Beeline UAS as its newest FAA Part 135 operating partner to rapidly scale its footprint across the...
Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence (AVN) James McDanolds, Director of Uncrewed Technology Programs at the Sonoran Desert Institute. (Photo: Sonoran Desert Institute) Editor’s...
Airline Stocks Feel the Heat as Iran Tensions Rattle Wall Street
Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence (AVN) File photo Editor’s Note: To watch a video report that concisely examines the themes of this article, click here. Geopolitical...
Pictured is a U.S. Air Force photo of F-35A fighters at Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Fla. on July 9, 2025. At least 15 F-35s built in the last year have lacked required equipment, according...
