British aviation history has been made with the UK’s first truly autonomous, full-size helicopter completing its maiden flight at Predannack airfield in Cornwall. Continue reading
Category Archives: VTOL
France Orders Airbus VSR700 UAS
The French Armament General Directorate (DGA) has awarded a contract to Airbus Helicopters and Naval Group for the production of six VSR700 unmanned aerial systems. The VSR700s will be operated from 2028 by the French Navy. Continue reading
French DGA Orders CAMCOPTER S-100 VTOL UAVs for French Navy
The French defence procurement agency (DGA) signed a contract with Naval Group in the frame of the SDAM program to procure new VTOL UAVs for the French Navy: the CAMCOPTER S-100F UAVs are being procured as light reconnaissance drones to equip the FREMM frigates Continue reading
Insitu Upgrades Integrator VTOL Launch and Recovery System
– Insitu, A Boeing Company, in collaboration with Hood Tech, releases the latest capability upgrades for the revolutionary Flying Launch and Recovery System (FLARES) for long-endurance Integrator UAS. These updates further enhance the resilience of the system to withstand the demands of the harshest environments on long deployments, with greater communications capability. Continue reading
Korea’s UI Helicopter Successfully Demonstrates Schiebel S-100 UAV Mine Detection Capabilities in South Sea
– UI Helicopter, Korea’s only comprehensive rotary-wing aircraft MRO and service specialist, announced the successful completion of mine detection demonstrations using the Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 unmanned helicopter in the South Sea from Oct. 23, in collaboration with the Republic of Korea Navy. Continue reading
CAMCOPTER S-300 Showcased at ADEX 2025
Schiebel’s latest product, the CAMCOPTER S-300, was at ADEX 2025 in Seoul, South Korea. The airframe on display at the airshow was the first pre-production unit. Continue reading
Airbus Displays MQ72C Lakota Connector Unmanned Helicopter
During the Association of the United States Army annual meeting held October 13 to 15 in Washington D.C., Airbus America introduced the MQ72C Lakota Connector, an unmanned helicopter developed to carry critical supplies where manned aircraft cannot. Continue reading
Sikorsky Converts BLACK HAWK into U-Hawk, a Battle-Ready Autonomous UAS
From concept to reality in 10 months, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has transformed a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter into the S-70UAS U-Hawk, a versatile autonomous unmanned aircraft system (UAS) that has 25% more cargo space than a typical Black Hawk. Continue reading