vertical take-off and landing drone

Jun- 2025 -

30 June

Air

AeroVironment’s Wildcat Advances in DARPA’s VTOL Drone Testing Program

AeroVironment’s Wildcat drone has reached key developments under DARPA’s Early Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) program.

Mar- 2025 -

4 March

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Nuuva V300 hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial system

Rojoef Manuel

Pipistrel Completes Maiden Flight of Nuuva V300 VTOL Logistics Drone

Textron Systems segment Pipistrel has completed the initial flight of its Nuuva V300 hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial system.

Feb- 2025 -

28 February

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A V-BAT in flight over the California coast. Photo by Shield AI.

Inder Singh Bisht

Romanian Navy to Acquire V-BAT Drones for $30 Million

The Romanian Naval Forces will acquire MQ-35A V-BAT vertical take-off and landing drones from the US.

Oct- 2024 -

4 October

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Rojoef Manuel

Mayman Demos Razor Tactical VTOL Drone Testbed at US Defense Airbase

Mayman has completed a flight test of its Razor vertical takeoff and landing testbed at a US military facility in Southern California.

Aug- 2024 -

2 August

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AFWERX, the Department of the Air Force’s innovation arm within the Air Force Research Laboratory, and Beavercreek, Ohio-based defense contractor Modern Technology Solutions Inc. evaluate Pivotal’s BlackFly electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft at Springfield-Beckley Airport, Ohio, July 12, 2024. The effort is part of the AFWERX Agility Prime program, which focuses on assessing the aircraft and its supporting ecosystem through an operational leasing initiative to accelerate innovative and emerging technologies that can be transitioned to the warfighter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Clouse).

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Trials BlackFly eVTOL Aircraft for Military Applications

The US Air Force is testing a BlackFly electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft in Ohio for the Agility Prime program.

May- 2024 -

29 May

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Artist’s rendering of the Wildcat unmanned aerial system. Photo: AeroVironment

Rojoef Manuel

AeroVironment Joins Design Team for DARPA’s Naval VTOL Drone

DARPA has partnered with AeroVironment to support design works for the agency’s naval vertical takeoff and landing concept, the “X-Plane.”

23 May

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Inder Singh Bisht

DARPA Advances to Next Design Phase of Naval VTOL Drone Project

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has picked six designs for the next phase of its AdvaNced airCraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And RecoverY program.