Sikorsky successfully flew its "rotor blown wing" uncrewed aerial system, demonstrating stable and maneuverable flight in both helicopter (VTOL) and fixed-wing modes. The 115-pound drone performed ...

Discover Sikorsky's Nomad family of UAS, utilizing groundbreaking rotor blown wing technology. These hybrid drones offer VTOL helicopter versatility with fixed-wing speed and are scalable for major ...

The American military has always been at the center of technological innovation, and its role in this tends to increase in importance whenever a major conflict takes place in this world. Even if not ...

The Manta vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fixed-wing utilizes a Y3 configuration with a tilting rotor design, combining the advantages of multirotor hover capability with the efficient cruising ...

Two years ago, in 2023, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced the AdvaNced airCraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And RecoverY (ANCILLARY) program. The effort is meant to come ...

The aircraft is meant to develop and mature rotor blown wing design, which can now be applied to larger aircraft for unmanned aerial logistics and even tactical ISR missions. Sikorsky announced it has ...

Sikorsky has advanced to the next phase of a DARPA project to develop an unmanned VTOL aircraft capable of flying all-weather missions from ships or land. The rotor blown wing VTOL tail-sitter is ...

U.S. startup Advanced Aircraft Company (AAC) has secured a follow-on contract award from the U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX innovation program, providing funding to be used for the development of its ...