Insitu Reveals Novel VTOL System For RQ-21

A Hood River octorotor UAS releases an RQ-24 ScanEagle during a 2020 test of the FLARES concept.

Credit: Hood River
Boeing’s Insitu division has revealed a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) system for the RQ-21 Blackjack uncrewed aircraft system (UAS), seeking to reduce footprint and maintenance aboard Navy ships without sacrificing payload or endurance. The concept scales up the Flying Launch and Recovery...
Steve Trimble

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

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