PHOTO: UAVOS
March 5, 2025
BY UAVOS
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Joby Aviation, Inc., a company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, announced it has reached a landmark moment in its aircraft test program, successfully completing flights with a full transition from vertical to cruise flight, and back again, with a pilot onboard.
The County of Ventura’s Economic Vitality Unit has been awarded $550,000 to establish an Advanced Air Mobility Innovation Center. The grant is part of a $9 million Catalyst Predevelopment Funding Program from Uplift Central Coast, an organization which provides strategic grants to support community-driven projects that promote equity, sustainability, and regional resilience.
The Oregon UAS Accelerator, a premier program dedicated to advancing innovation in unmanned aerial systems (UAS), announced that applications are now open for its Summer 2025 Cohort.
The University of North Dakota Center for Innovation announced three $50,000 awards — one to each of three companies, for $150,000 in total — for Project RuralReach, an initiative designed to harness unmanned aerial systems (UAS) technology to revolutionize rural living, enhance economic resilience and support rural communities across North Dakota.
Lockheed Martin is demonstrating a new approach to counter emerging threats. A recent field event marked the first in a planned series of innovative showcases featuring a scalable, layered defense system, designed to detect, track, identify and defeat UAS.