DARPA Hummingbird VTOL UAV conducts first forward flight

The A160 Hummingbird vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) successfully conducted its first forward flight Jan. 29 in California, flying autonomously and climbing to an altitude of 1,200 feet. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is developing the Hummingbird...

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