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VTOL X-Plane Program Takes Off

March 20, 2014

For generations, new designs for vertical takeoff and landing aircraft have remained unable to increase top speed without sacrificing range, ...

British test pilot marks milestone in the Joint Combat Aircraft

F-35B Conducts First Night Time Vertical Landing

April 9, 2013

An F-35B Lightning II completed the first short takeoff and vertical landing during a test mission at night to expand ...

Iran says its drones can gather intelligence, strike targets

Iran to Showcase Vertical Takeoff Drone Soon

November 5, 2012

A domestically-produced unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) capability will be showcased in Iran early next ...

Cassidian Unveils Tanan 300 Unmanned VTOL UAS Helicopter

October 23, 2012

Cassidian presents its TANAN 300 new-generation compact VTOL Tactical UAS (Vertical Take-Off and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial System) for maritime ...

Lockheed Unveils New Unmanned Quad Rotor Vertical Take-Off and Landing System

August 8, 2012

Lockheed Martin Procerus Technologies' new small vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft system gives warfighters, first responders and others ...

Army to Deploy Vertical Take-Off UAS

January 3, 2012

The U.S. Army is using a hybrid-type acquisition approach to develop a helicopter-like, Vertical-Take-Off-and-Landing Unmanned Aerial System with a so-called ...

AeroVironment Introduces Shrike VTOL Unmanned Aircraft System

August 31, 2011

AeroVironment has introduced its lightweight and man-portable Shrike VTOL unmanned aircraft system. In August 2008 AeroVironment announced the receipt of ...