VTOL aircraft

Vapor CLE is AV’s Latest Take on Fully-Electric VTOL Drone That Fits 26 Mission Payloads

AeroVironment introduced the Vapor Compact Long Endurance drone, the newest addition to its lineup of vertical takeoff and landing platforms.

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Elroy Air Picks Kratos as Exclusive US Manufacturer of Chaparral Cargo Drone

Elroy Air has chosen defense prime contractor Kratos to be the exclusive US manufacturer of its Chaparral cargo drone.

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EDGE Puts Next-Gen UAVs, Radars, and EW Tech on Show in Serbia

EDGE will debut new UAVs, guided munitions, radars, and electronic warfare systems at Partner 2025 in Belgrade, its first appearance at the event.

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Lithuania’s Granta Autonomy Debuts AI-Driven X-WING Loitering Munition

Lithuanian firm Granta Autonomy has rolled out “X-WING,” an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered, fixed-wing loitering munition with vertical takeoff and landing capabilities.

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US Army Takes Delivery of P550 Small UAS From Aerovironment

AeroVironment has delivered an initial batch of P550 small uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) to the US Army under the Long-Range Reconnaissance program.

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Piasecki’s KARGO II Brings 1,500-Lb Lift to Autonomous VTOL Logistics

Piasecki Aircraft Corporation has launched the KARGO II vertical take-off and landing logistics drone, an upgraded version of the KARGO UAV medium-lift unmanned aerial vehicle.

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L3Harris, Joby Partner on Manned-Unmanned VTOL Aircraft for Defense Missions

L3Harris Technologies has partnered with Joby Aviation to develop a next-generation vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) defense aircraft with human-machine hybrid piloting technology.

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Taiwan Eyes Buying Nearly 50,000 Domestic Drones Within Two Years

Taiwan has announced plans to procure 48,750 domestically produced drones by 2027 to boost asymmetric defense capabilities, the Liberty Times reported. 

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Bell Textron Beats Aurora in DARPA X-Plane Program

Bell Textron has been chosen as the sole contractor for the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) high-speed experimental aircraft initiative, beating Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences out of the competition. 

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Australian Startup Orders Flexrotor Drones From Airbus

Australian aerospace startup Drone Forge has signed a deal to acquire mission-ready Flexrotor uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) from Airbus Helicopters. 

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