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Pivotal BlackFly Becomes the World's First eVTOL to Fly 1,000 Times With a Pilot On Board

One of the oldest operational vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) in the world, the Pivotal BlackFly, flies over 1,000 times ...
Jane's Information Group

BAE Systems Australia conducts first VTOL flight of new STRIX system

STRIX's first VTOL flight involved testing the ability of the UAS' autonomous system to control a VTOL configuration during launch, sustained hover, and recovery. (BAE Systems) BAE Systems Australia's ...
Aviation Week Network

Sikorsky Plans Nomad Family Of Hybrid-Electric VTOL UAS

Sikorsky has flown a 115-lb., 10.5-ft.-span all-electric subscale prototype, now named the Nomad 50, and is testing the ...
Business Wire

Edge Group/SDF Backed Mayman Aerospace Showcases Autonomous Flight Tests of Turbine-Powered VTOL Aircraft at U.S. Department of Defense Airbase

LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mayman Aerospace, supported by Edge Group/SDF from the UAE, has successfully conducted flight tests of its RAZOR VTOL test bed at a military facility in Southern ...
The Aviationist

Sikorsky Introduces Nomad Runway-Independent Drone Family

The Nomad family of drones will be based off the novel rotor blown wing VTOL UAS which Sikorsky has been developing and testing. Sikorsky has announced a ...
Aviation Week Network

Boeing Enters Large VTOL UAS Race With CxR Concept

Boeing has unveiled a large, high-speed and vertical take-off-and-landing (VTOL), uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) for the U.S.