Aircraft program
Autonomous VTOL aircraft demonstrators for DARPA's AdvaNced airCraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And RecoverY (ANCILLARY) X-plane program. Long endurance UAS to be capable of operating from a moving ship, and capable of carrying a large 60-pound sensor payload. In development.
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See Analytics rates| Variant | Launch / first flight | Production end | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sikorsky Innovations RBW | 2023 / 2024 | Scalable twin proprotor Rotor Blown Wing (RBW) variant. | |
| Northrop Grumman ANCILLARY | 2023 / | Quadripod variant with mission radius range of 100 nautical miles. | |
| AeroVironment Wildcat | 2023 / | Tail-sitter variant with mission radius range of 450 nautical miles. |
| DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | News |
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