Category Archives: VTOL

L3 Technologies Acquires Latitude Engineering

L3 Technologies has acquired Latitude Engineering, a unique unmanned aircraft systems company that has developed a family of commercial and military Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) UAVs based on their Hybrid Quadrotor (HQ) technology. Continue reading →

Aston Martin Volante Vision Concept at Farnborough

British luxury brand Aston Martin at Farnborough presented the Volante Vision Concept, a luxury concept aircraft with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capabilities. Produced in partnership with Cranfield University, Cranfield Aerospace Solutions and Rolls-Royce, the concept aircraft aims to bring luxury personal transportation to the sky. Continue reading →

AeroVironment Collaborating with NASA to Build Mars Helicopter

At a briefing held Wednesday at New York City’s NASDAQ Marketsite, AeroVironment, Inc. revealed its critical role in collaborating with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA/JPL) in Pasadena, Calif. to build the drone helicopter recently selected by NASA/JPL’s Mars Exploration Program, and displayed a model of the Mars Helicopter, which is planned to fly on Mars in less than three years. Continue reading →

UMS SKELDAR and QinetiQ Target Systems Partner for Royal Canadian Navy UAV Program

UMS SKELDAR, has joined forces with a provider of unmanned air, land and surface vehicle targets QinetiQ Target Systems. The partnership has been formed to enable both organizations to provide the platforms and solutions for a joint Canadian maritime program, including the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) UAV contract. Continue reading →

Cormorant Achieves IDF Mission Demo Milestone


On May 7th, Tactical Robotics (a subsidiary of Urban Aeronautics Ltd), based in Yavne. Israel, successfully performed a first “mission representative” demonstration for its lead customer, the Israel Defence Forces.  Continue reading →