QinetiQ reports first automatic STOVL ship landing

LONDON - British defense research company QinetiQ reported last week that it had achieved the world's first automatic landing of a short takeoff, vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft on a ship. QinetiQ said in a statement that its experimental Vectored-thrust Aircraft Advanced Control (VAAC) Harrier...

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