Natilus

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

U.S. startups Natilus and JetZero sense the time is right for a chance to break into the big jet air transport business with radical blended wing body concepts.

Another BWB challenger, flying wind turbine, large uncrewed freighter, and automaker flies eVTOL.

Natilus cites encouragement from airlines seeking alternatives to Airbus and Boeing as the driver behind its plans to develop a 200-seat blended wing body.

California-based startup Natilus has announced plans to develop a 200-seat blended wing body (BWB) airliner targeting the underserved midmarket.

Natilus' regional cargo feeder is the first in a planned family of blended-wing-body uncrewed aircraft.

Natilus, the developer of a blended-wing body unmanned cargo aircraft, has unveiled its concept for remote pilot control stations,.

Natilus has selected ZeroAvia to supply its hydrogen-electric powertrain as an option for the autonomous, blended-wing-body (BWB) Kona aircraft.

U.S. startup Natilus is conducting wind tunnel tests of the initial regional feeder member of its planned family of blended wing body uncrewed cargo aircraft.

Startup Natilus is to locate engineering and manufacturing for its planned family of autonomous cargo aircraft at Brown Field in San Diego.

Californian startup Natilus has announced letters of intent for more than 440 large unmanned cargo aircraft from customers including a Canadian drone operator, an African cargo airline and a U.S. freight forwarder.

Natilus, Elroy Air and Sabrewing are U.S. startups developing large unmanned cargo aircraft. But the Chinese may be ahead of them.

Startup freight-flying UAV company Natilus has closed a second round of seed funding from Starburst Ventures and plans to soon test-fly a prototype.