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DARPA ANCILLARY X-Plane | Airframer | Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems

29/05/2024News:
ANCILLARY design concept renderings from all six performers, clockwise from lower left: Sikorsky, Karem Aircraft, Griffon Aerospace, Method Aeronautics, AeroVironment and Northrop Grumman.

DARPA shows concepts for the future of VTOL uncrewed aerial systems

In Phase Ib, six companies - AeroVironment, Griffon Aerospace, Karem Aircraft, Method Aeronautics, Northrop Grumman and Sikorsky - will mature their X-plane designs.

22/05/2024Press Release:
Northrop Grumman's autonomous VTOL X-Plane advances to next design phase for DARPA
19/07/2023News:
The UAS would be able to launch and recover from ship flight decks and small austere land locations in adverse weather without additional infrastructure equipment.

DARPA tasks Northrop Grumman with naval VTOL design

Northrop Grumman has been entrusted with the task to design an autonomous vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) uncrewed aircraft system capable of operating from a moving Navy ship at sea.

22/06/2023Press Release:
ANCILLARY project selects teams to develop initial concepts for VTOL X-Plane
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