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 ...

Another crucial milestone has been met in Samad Aerospace’s Starling Programme. November 2020 has seen the successful conventional take-off and landing (CTOL) flight test of the company’s 50% scale ...

STRIX draws on proven technologies used in the MQ-28A Ghost Bat loyal wingman, another all-Australian system developed for the RAAF, and moved from concept to full-scale flight in under two years. BAE ...

Czech company Zuri is advancing on the path to full certification of its flagship five-seat hybrid-electric VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing). A second-generation demonstrator aircraft, the TD 2.0, ...

It seems like autonomous aircraft makers are indulging in a bit of oneupsmanship as Shield AI rolls out its X-BAT VTOL Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) that combines the ability to land and take ...

Summary and Key Points: The Ryan X-13 Vertijet was a pioneering aircraft developed in the 1950s that could take off and land vertically without a runway, making it a precursor to modern VTOL (Vertical ...

If you're not familiar with AMSL Aero, you should because this Aussie startup is gearing up to bring the world's longest-range VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft to the market. Vertiia uses ...

Piasecki Aircraft's Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System (ARES) tilt-duct VTOL aircraft has completed its maiden flight. On September 6 at Piasecki's West Helipad in Essington, Pennsylvania the ...