Concepts Sought For Operating Large UAVs From Midsized Ships

Ancillary is an X-plane program to demonstrate a ship-based long-endurance VTOL unmanned aircraft.

Credit: DARPA
The U.S. Navy wants to operate large UAVs from ships other than aircraft carriers but lacks a means to launch and recover them. A new program seeks a “revolutionary” solution from industry. A request for information (RFI) released by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division in Lakehurst, New...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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