Spacecraft software for drones, DARPA’s Gremlins on show, gunship launches drone, AACUS in action, HorseFly drone delivers, and recovery parachute for eVTOLs.

At its second Elevate Summit in Los Angeles last week, Uber described an ambitious end-state vision for its aerial ridesharing initiative. Guy Norris and Graham Warwick were there for the eye-opening presentation and discuss the challenges to realizing Uber’s vision with Mark Moore, the man behind its plans to fill the skies over the world’s most congested cities with electric VTOL air taxis.

New program ignites slow-moving FAA effort to introduce drones more widely into the U.S. national airspace system.

Describing its Elevate initiative as a “forcing function” for urban air mobility, Uber is taking on challenges across a wide front. Photo: Uber

Booming demand, tariffs and geopolitics jeopardize aluminum and titanium supply for aerospace manufacturing.

The Trump administration announces 10 local, state and tribal government projects under the UAS Integration Pilot Program.

Reaction Engine ponders accelerating the schedule as its U.S. test site ramps up and funding builds.

News from the Uber Elevate Summit: Skyport concepts, advanced rotors, Grand Challenge, and international plans.