Concept: AAI, via Mike Hirschberg
AAI Corp. is proposing a new vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) design for the U.S. Navy’s medium-range maritime unmanned aerial system (MRMUAS) requirement. Continue reading
Category Archives: VTOL
Miami-Dade Police Department MAVs Ready for Use
The Miami-Dade Police Department finally stands ready to launch their two Honeywell T-Hawk micro air vehicles, or MAVs, the next time a shooting standoff or hostage situation could use a bird’s eye boost, more than two years after acquiring the equipment. Continue reading
ARGUS Being Tested on Hummingbirds for Afghanistan
Next Media Animation prepared this clip to demonstrate ultra-powerful Autonomous Real-time Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance Imaging System, or ARGUS that is being fitted on three Boeing A160 Hummingbirds being deployed to Afghanistan this spring. Continue reading
K-Max First Cargo Flight in Afghanistan
A detachment of US Marines recently completed the first unmanned aircraft system cargo delivery in a combat zone with a remotely-piloted helicopter, moving about 3,500 pounds of supplies from Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan to Combat Outpost Payne. Continue reading
US Army Sees Bright Future for VTOL UAS
Lt. Col. Hilton Nunez, with Army G-2, talks with Steve Bond of Northrop Grumman about the Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle, near a model of the LEMV, during the Association of the United States Army Aviation Symposium and Exposition - Photo: C. Todd Lopez
During the Association of the United States Army Aviation Symposium and Exposition, just outside Washington, D.C. on January 12th., Lieutenant General Robert P. Lennox, Deputy Chief of Staff, Army G-8, touched on the future of vertical take-off and landing unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
US Navy Solicits Bids to Test Autonomous VTUAV
The US Navy is soliciting bids for the Autonomous Aerial Cargo/Utility System (AACUS), an unmanned vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) programme designed for autonomous cargo resupply to isolated units. Continue reading
Aeryon Scout Helps Evaluate Sea Ice Thickness in Alaska
A camera-equipped Aeryon Scout flew over Nome this week to help a Russian fuel tanker, the Renda, get a perspective on the sea ice near the town’s harbour. Continue reading
Yellowtail Offers UAS for Wind Turbine Blade Inspection
Yellowtail Aviation, an unmanned aerial inspection company, has announced Aero-Eyes, an unmanned aircraft inspection service for wind turbine blade inspection,which uses the cbyerquad platform from Australia’s Cyber Technology. Continue reading