The aircraft is meant to develop and mature rotor blown wing design, which can now be applied to larger aircraft for unmanned aerial logistics and even tactical ISR missions. Sikorsky announced it has ...

Sikorsky successfully flew its "rotor blown wing" uncrewed aerial system, demonstrating stable and maneuverable flight in both helicopter (VTOL) and fixed-wing modes. The 115-pound drone performed ...

Their VTOL capability also makes them suitable for quickly deploying forces to dispersed areas without runways. According to Sikorsky, the Nomad family is made up of Group 3 small and medium drones up ...

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT) has successfully validated the advanced control laws to successfully fly a ‘rotor blown wing’ uncrewed aerial system (UAS) in both helicopter and ...

Sikorsky on Monday detailed recent successful demonstrations with its “rotor blown wing” unmanned aircraft system (UAS), flying its prototype in both helicopter and “winged aircraft” mode through a ...

Sikorsky has successfully completed vertical-to-forward flight transitions of its autonomous rotor-blown-wing demonstrator, an all-electric aircraft the company is using to better understand the ...

Sikorsky has revealed the Unmanned Rotor Blown Wing concept it is designing with Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works under Phase 1 of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s ...

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Sikorsky is focusing on Group 3 and larger Group 4 versions of its Nomad tailsitting VTOL UAS. Credit: Sikorsky As flight testing progresses to larger sizes, Sikorsky has renamed its Rotor Blown Wing ...