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Jan. 20, 2022
AFWERX Agility Prime completes first USAF-piloted flight of an eVTOL vehicle with partner Kitty Hawk

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – The AFWERX Agility Prime program took another step forward in December with the first government remotely piloted flight of an electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft.Capt. Terrence McKenna, an Air Force Reserve pilot with the 370th
July 16, 2021
Air Force awards airworthiness approval to Kitty Hawk through AFWERX Agility Prime electric aircraft program

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – AFWERX Agility Prime partner Kitty Hawk has been awarded an airworthiness approval by the U.S. Air Force. With this award, the Heaviside aircraft is able to enter its next phase of flight testing under Air Force direction.These flight tests aim to
June 7, 2021
AFWERX Agility Prime Partners with Kitty Hawk in First Medical Evacuation Exercise with Electric Aircraft

AFWERX Agility Prime and new partner Kitty Hawk reached a milestone in May with the first operational exercise.

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