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US Air Force to Start Flying Electric VTOL Aircraft Next Year

27 Apr 2023 | Abstracted from PC Magazine

"An existing Air Force AFWERX Agility Prime(Opens in a new window) contract is being extended with Joby Aviation, which will see the company provide up to nine electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to the service.

"...Each Joby electric aircraft can seat up to five people and will be used at the base for cargo and passenger transportation ...outstanding opportunity for accelerated learning with the other Department of Defense services and government agencies, including NASA and the FAA."

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