Category Archives: VTOL

Schiebel and Nordic Unmanned Monitor Sulphur Emissions in World’s Busiest Shipping Lane

Schiebel, together with partners Nordic Unmanned and the NORCE Research Institute AS, is operating the CAMCOPTER S-100 to monitor sulphur emission in one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes in the strait of Pas-de-Calais, for the French Maritime Authorities. The operation started on 23 September and will run for three months. Continue reading →

IAI Introduces MultiFlyer – A Fleet of Small Helicopter Non-Military UAVs

Israel Aerospace Industries has introduced MultiFlyer, a UAV squadron of small unmanned helicopters that can fulfill a large range of non-military tasks. MultiFlyer provides advanced monitoring capabilities for large areas and is based on commercial, off-the-shelf helicopter UAVs from Alpha Unmanned Systems integrated with components from IAI and several Israeli startup companies. Continue reading →

Near Earth Autonomy Extends Autonomy to Kaman’s unmanned K-Max

With support from Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Near Earth Autonomy and Kaman Aerospace have partnered to develop an intelligent autonomy system for the K-MAX helicopter, a large-scale transport aircraft capable of lifting a payload of 6,000 pounds. Continue reading →

Elbit’s THOR Completes Environmental Qualification Tests

Tests demonstrated the capability of THOR to withstand hard-gusting rain

Elbit Systems’ THOR, a multi-rotor Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) mini Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), successfully completed a series of environmental qualification tests ahead of the delivery of more than a thousand of units to an army in Southeast Asia. Continue reading →