AFWERX Says Agility Prime eVTOLs Lack Range, Shifts To Hybrid

Beta Technologies says it first flew a hybrid version of its ALIA eVTOL in fall 2023.

Credit: Beta Technologies
In a significant shift of its strategy, the U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX Agility Prime program has acknowledged that the battery-powered electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft it has been funding and testing over the past four years lack the range necessary to be useful over the vast...
Garrett Reim

Based in the Seattle area, Garrett covers the space sector and advanced technologies that are shaping the future of aerospace and defense, including space startups, advanced air mobility and artificial intelligence.

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