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Latest announcements from Mayman Aerospace
Mayman Aerospace VTOL Achieves Historic Milestone with Fully Autonomous Inaugural Flight
The P100 completed its first un-tethered, fully autonomous flights at MCAGCC Twentynine Palms, validating the SKYFIELD flight control software after 18 months of development.
Mayman Aerospace Granted Key FAA Certifications for Next-Gen VTOL Aerospace Systems
The FAA issued Special Airworthiness Certificates (Experimental Class) for the TBX and P100 on the same day, clearing expanded flight testing from the company's Long Beach facility.
Mayman Aerospace Flight Tests P100
Flight testing began on the full pre-production P100, the base model for a family of dual-use, multi-function VTOL aircraft designed to carry 100 lb up to 240 miles at speeds up to Mach 0.75.
Mayman Aerospace Completes Successful Flight Tests of VTOL Aircraft
The test bed flew seven fully autonomous mission sets at a military base in the Southern California desert, validating the hover-to-winged-flight engine transition under the company's DoD OTA contract.
EDGE GROUP / SDF-Backed Company Mayman Aerospace Showcases Autonomous Turbine-Powered VTOL Aircraft at U.S. Department of Defense Airbase
UAE-market release: Mayman Aerospace, supported by EDGE Group/SDF, conducted fully autonomous flight tests of its VTOL test bed at a military facility in Southern California.
Mayman Aerospace Unveiling First Full-Scale Model of P100 Military VTOL During SOF Week 2024
Mayman Aerospace unveiled a full-scale model of the P100, the military variant of its high-speed VTOL Air Utility Vehicle, at SOF Week 2024 in Tampa and announced the SKYFIELD autonomous operating environment.
Mayman Aerospace and Savback Helicopters Ink Deal for 300 Speeder High-Speed VTOL Air Utility Vehicles for European Defense Applications
Mayman Aerospace and Savback Helicopters signed a Letter of Intent valued at more than US$120 million for 300 AI-ready Speeder P100 aircraft for European defense applications.
Mayman Aerospace announces $2 million US government OTA funding award for Speeder R&D contract
The US Department of Defense awarded Mayman Aerospace a US$2 million Other Transaction Authority grant to advance Speeder R&D, including autonomous navigation and a flying prototype, over an initial 18-month term.
Mayman Aerospace announces $3 million investment from the UAE's Strategic Development Fund
Strategic Development Fund, the investment arm of the UAE's Tawazun Council, invested $3 million in Mayman Aerospace to continue the Speeder flight test program and progress the aircraft toward certification.
Mayman Aerospace receives $1.25MM funding from U.S. Air Force AFWERX Agility Prime initiative
AFWERX Agility Prime confirmed US$1.25 million in Direct to Phase II SBIR funding to continue development of the Speeder Air Utility Vehicle for contested logistics missions.
Savback signs distribution agreement with Mayman Aerospace for AUV Speeder in Nordic countries
Savback Helicopters became the exclusive marketing and distribution partner for the Speeder Air Utility Vehicle in the Nordic countries, targeting defence, forestry, oil and gas, and civil applications.