PteroDynamics Raises Funds, Targets DARPA X-plane

Graham Warwick March 07, 2023

The wing of PteroDynamics’ Transwing XP-4 UAS tilts and folds between vertical and forward flight.

Credit: PteroDynamics
U.S. startup PteroDynamics has closed a $7.5 million seed funding round and teamed with Leidos to bid for a DARPA X-plane project to demonstrate a long-endurance vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) able to operate from warship flight decks or austere land locations...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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