Oct. 30, 2023 BETA’s ALIA electric aircraft arrives at Eglin AFB BETA’s ALIA electric aircraft has a 50-foot wingspan, a range of 250 miles with a top speed of 138 mph and is 90% quieter than a helicopter.
Sept. 23, 2023 Duke Field breaks ground on first electric aircraft charging station AFWERX and BETA Technologies, an electric aerospace company, broke ground on the first electric aircraft charging station on a military installation at Duke Field Sept. 19.
May 5, 2021 Air Force awards first airworthiness approval for human flight in electric aircraft program The U.S. Air Force has awarded the first airworthiness approval for a manned electric aircraft to BETA Technologies, a partner in the AFWERX Agility Prime program.