Air News & Articles

For DARPA’s ANCILLARY initiative, Lockheed Martin company Sikorsky is flight testing a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) UAS, aiming to develop a Class 3 X-Plane that can operate from unprepared surfaces

Northrop Grumman will leverage its expertise in autonomous vertical lift aircraft to advance the design and system technology for DARPA's ANCILLARY autonomous VTOL uncrewed aircraft system

Down selected  for DARPA’s ANCILLARY program, AeroVironment’s (AV) Wildcat X-Plane design is a low-weight, large-payload, long-endurance VTOL UAS, built for ship-based operations in challenging maritime environments

Airolit, Carmenta and BAE Systems Hägglunds are integrating autonomous drone surveillance capabilities into a combat vehicle, the CV90, aiming to extend sensor reach

Aurora Flight Sciences will begin a preliminary design review of their low-drag, fan-in-wing X-plane, integrating a blended wing body platform and combining VTOL with impressive speed

The Eurodrone program has conducted Wind Tunnel Testing and validated a Digital Twin to successfully perform the Preliminary Design Review (PDR)

The U.S. Army leveraged Soaring’s Gabriel (G1) VTOL UAS to carry out 40 tactical drills, resupplying platoons with ammunition and food during nighttime Live Fire Exercises (LFX)

Customized for the German MOD, the German Heron TP RPAS, suited to airborne ISR with its optical and imaging radar capabilities, has completed its first flight in German airspace

The Target Arm and the United States Air Force (USAF) collaboration not only signifies a strategic alignment in technological innovation but also reaffirms the company's commitment to advancing the forefront of robotics for the improvement of national security

The system can detect, track, and engage a range of threats across land, air, and sea, beaming radio waves to disrupt or damage critical electronic components of enemy vehicles

The Dual Band Decoy (DBD) is an advanced radio frequency (RF) countermeasure that uses the latest jamming technology to disrupt enemy radars and lure missiles away from fighter jets