The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has assigned the designation X-76 to its high-speed vertical takeoff and landing aircraft prototype under the SPRINT program, a step that follows a formal ...

Four companies have been tapped to design the next generation of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft for the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). They are Aurora Flight ...

The AdvaNced airCraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And RecoverY program aims to develop a long endurance, vertical takeoff and landing unmanned air system. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ...

There’s no doubt that VTOLs will eventually be a thing. Even recent testings by manufacturers have led to some very promising results. The award-winning VTOL design you see here, may, one day, be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The US Navy is looking into using drones to deliver critical repair cargo to broken warships. The BlueWater Maritime Logistics UAS ...

For decades, aircraft designers seeking to improve vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) capabilities have endured a substantial set of interrelated challenges. Dozens of attempts have been made to ...

Lithuanian start-up Jetcopter is seeking investment of around $60 million to bring to market a six-seat vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft, which it describes as a low-cost alternative to ...

Hybrid VTOLs (aka VTOLs) are becoming increasingly popular due to their ability to start anywhere, like a multirotor, and fly far and fast like a fixed-wing. The interest in VTOLs is particularly high ...