Flying car vendors ‘to strut their stuff’ for DOD, DOT

From Breaking Defense

By Theresa Hitchens

April 21, 2020

WASHINGTON: The Air Force is pulling out all the stops next week to demonstrate the potential utility of ‘flying cars’ to military users across the services, as well as civil agencies within the US government including the Department of Transportation.

The Agility Prime program’s virtual event, being held April 27-May 1 will open with speeches by Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett, Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, and Air Force acquisition head Will Roper, who has been championing the idea since last summer. 

Some 50 vendors of electric vertical take off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft will be given a chance to strut their stuff to potential buyers across the military services and the US government, Col. Nate Diller, Agility Prime team lead, told reporters today.

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(We’ll see.)