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Military Approval for Kitty Hawk's Heaviside eVTOL Clears the Way for Agility Prime Contract
Kitty Hawk will now be able to generate revenues from flight trials using its Heaviside eVTOL aircraft for research and development work under the U.S. Air Force's Agility Prime program.
Kitty Hawk Heaviside
In recent flight trials, Kitty Hawk's Heaviside eVTOL aircraft was evaluated for potential military roles such as emergency medical support and personnel recovery. (Photo: Kitty Hawk)

The U.S. Air Force has issued military airworthiness approval for Kitty Hawk’s Heaviside eVTOL aircraft. The move clears the way for the company to earn revenues from test flights conducted as part of the Agility Prime research and development program to evaluate and advance possible military applications for new aircraft.

In May, California-based Kitty Hawk conducted some demonstrations for Agility Prime officials using a Heaviside prototype. Agility Prime is run by the Air Force’s Afwerx unit, which is the technology directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory.