In fiscal year 2025, significant progress was made toward the social implementation of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) in Japan. Demonstration flights of multiple types of AAM aircraft were conducted at the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, allowing many visitors to gain an understanding of the current state of the technology and significantly raising public awareness of AAM. Furthermore, in March 2026, the Public-Private Committee for Advanced Air Mobility revised the “Advanced Air Mobility Roadmap” and the “Concept of Operations for Advanced Air Mobility,” outlining a more detailed plan for AAM leading up to the 2040s. This marked a major policy advancement, including the decision to use the term “空飛ぶクルマ (AAM)” instead of simply “空飛ぶクルマ” (a direct English translation being flying car), with the internationally recognized AAM acronym included in the new terminology.

Meanwhile, in the United States, major announcements regarding AAM were made between late 2025 and early 2026. In December 2025, the U.S. Department of Transportation released the Advanced Air Mobility National Strategy 2025, a national blueprint for AAM through 2036, and the accompanying Advanced Air Mobility Comprehensive Plan 2025 outlined a vision and action plan for the societal implementation of AAM for the same timeframe. In addition, in March 2026, the Federal Aviation Administration announced that it had selected the first eight proposals for the Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Integration Pilot Program based on the June 6, 2025, Executive Order UNLEASHING AMERICAN DRONE DOMINANCE. Going forward, these developments are expected to further advance U.S. policies aimed at the social implementation of AAM.

This report provides an overview of the Advanced Air Mobility National Strategy 2025, which serves as a core framework for the U.S. government’s AAM policies.