– Near Earth Autonomy Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was awarded an $11,499,839 firm-fixed-price contract to design, develop and conduct a demonstration of heavy vertical takeoff and landing systems. Continue reading
Category Archives: VTOL
Airbus Subsidiary Survey Copter Unveils New VTOL Version of Aliaca
At the Special Operations Forces Innovation Network Seminar (SOFINS) in Bordeaux (France), Survey Copter, an Airbus Defence and Space subsidiary pioneering the light tactical drone systems, presents a new version of its Aliaca drone in VTOL (Vertical Take-off and Landing) configuration. Continue reading
Mayman Aerospace RAZOR VTOL Achieves Fully Autonomous Inaugural Flight
On March 31st. Mayman Aerospace announced the successful completion of test flights for the RAZOR P100, which will be the first commercial aircraft in the company’s family of autonomous UAS. The achievement marks a major milestone not only for RAZOR but for the company’s strategic vision and market position. Continue reading
Ascent AeroSystems Introduces HELIUS Coaxial Nano UAV
– Ascent AeroSystems has introduced HELIUS, the company’s first entry into the sub-250g UAV sector. Debuted at VERTICON (formerly HAI Heli-Expo), in Dallas, Texas, HELIUS is designed to be an affordable AI-enabled, American-Made, NDAA-compliant option for law enforcement, emergency response, government, and industrial enterprise operators looking to upgrade or replace other systems. Continue reading
Sikorsky Flies Rotor Blown Wing UAS in Helicopter and Airplane Modes
– Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has successfully validated the advanced control laws to successfully fly a ‘rotor blown wing’ uncrewed aerial system (UAS) in both helicopter and airplane modes. Powered by batteries, the 115 pounds (52kg) twin prop-rotor prototype has demonstrated operational stability and maneuverability across all flight regimes, and the potential to scale the unique vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) design to larger sizes requiring hybrid-electric propulsion. Continue reading
Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 Selected for UK Police Trials
The National Police Air Service (NPAS) has selected global manufacturer Schiebel to support its most ambitious trial so far of ‘Beyond the Visual Line of Sight’ (BVLOS) uncrewed aircraft operations. Continue reading
Edge Group Unveils HT-750 Rotary-Wing UAV at IDEX 2025
The United Arab Emirates’ Edge Group unveiled its unmanned helicopter HT-750 at the International Defence Exhibition & Conference (IDEX) 2025 held in Abu Dhabi from 17 to 21 February.The 1:1 scale model of the HT-750 displayed at IDEX 2025 featured an exoskeleton frame, a modular pod, and a tail boom that terminates in a ‘T-tail’ with a two-blade tail rotor system. Continue reading
AeroVironment Gets $181M Contract from Denmark for JUMP 20 Reconnaissance Drones
– AeroVironment (AV), through its wholly owned subsidiary Arcturus UAV, has been awarded a contract by the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) with a contract ceiling value of $181 million to deliver the JUMP 20 medium uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) to the Danish Armed Forces. Continue reading