Inside the Lilium Jet: 30 ‘Electric Jets,’ Bold Battery Bets – and the Hard Lessons from a $1B eVTOL
The in‑depth report 1) The architecture that made Lilium different Most eVTOLs rely on open rotors. Lilium doubled down on ducted fans integrated into tilting flaps across a canard and main wing. The company argued this could control noise, cut drag in
Pentagon’s ‘Rocket Cargo’ Just Picked Winners: Blue Origin & Anduril Score New USAF Study Deals — Is Instant Global Delivery Finally Real?
What, exactly, did the Air Force just award? Two fresh study awards expand the Department of the Air Force’s “Rocket Cargo” ecosystem: These add to a growing roster of vendors AFRL is paying to explore complementary pieces of the “from, through, or
‘Shahed Killers’ On Wheels: Skynex Is Already Firing In Ukraine – Skyranger Deliveries Are Next. Here’s What’s Confirmed, What’s Coming, And Why It Matters
What are Skynex and Skyranger? Skynex is Rheinmetall’s networked short‑range air‑defense (SHORAD) architecture. It separates the command‑and‑control node (Skymaster) and sensors (e.g., X‑TAR3D radar, Multi‑Sensor Unit) from the effectors (notably the Oerlikon Revolver Gun Mk3 35 mm). Skynex links multiple radars and guns
Inside SDA Tranche‑1: The Space ‘Mesh’ That Could Kill Hypersonics and Link Every Jet, Ship — Launches, Timelines, and What’s Next
Executive summary (as of September 16, 2025) What is Tranche‑1? (Quick primer) SDA’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) is a layered, LEO‑based network fielded in two‑year “tranches.” Tranche‑1 (T1) adds regional persistence beyond Tranche‑0 demos: Transport Layer (T1TL) for data relay to