Lockheed Martin Procerus Technologies’ has announced a new small vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft system which can be deployed in just minutes. Continue reading
Category Archives: VTOL
US Navy Releases Details of Recent MQ-8B Fire Scout Crashes
The US Navy has detailed causes of two crashes of the Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout that led to an ‘operational pause’ in flights of the aircraft. Continue reading
US Marine Corps Extends Use of K-MAX in Afghanistan
U.S. Marine Corps officials have extended the deployment of the K-MAX Cargo. The Marine Corps supplies forward operating bases with K-MAX, rather than with a ground convoy or manned aircraft, to reduce the threat posed to personnel by improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Continue reading
Airstar to Unveil New Line of Cutting-Edge Helicopters at International Association of Chiefs of Police Exposition
Airstar International, a manufacturer of radio controlled unmanned aircraft system (UAS) helicopters, announced that it will unveil a new line of cutting-edge helicopters at the upcoming International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Exposition from September 29 – October 3 in San Diego. Continue reading
UK MoD Revives Maritime VTOL UAS Concept Demonstration
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has rekindled a maritime vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) concept demonstration to inform a possible follow-on acquisition programme for a shipborne UAS to operate from Royal Navy (RN) surface ships. Continue reading
Russia Buys UAS to Monitor Street Protests
One of Russia’s manufacturers of unmanned aircarft, Zala Aero, has provided the Russian government with more than 70 unmanned systems, each containing several aircraft. According to an article published Monday on Open Democracy Russia. Continue reading
Maiden Flight for Advanced Aviation Technology – A2Tech’s RV-VTOLx4
Advanced Aviation Technology – A2Tech has performed the first official flights of its new RV-VTOLx4 Multi-Rotor Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) at Peschiera del Garda, Italy. Continue reading
D-Star Engineering Gets $5M IARPA Contract to Develop Silent VTOL UAS
Ducted-fan VTOL unmanned aircraft have a lot to offer – the ability to take off, land and fly in confined urban spaces being one. But quiet they are not, at least those that are big enough to carry a useful payload for a useful time. Continue reading