Airbus Conducts First VSR700 Autonomous Flights

Airbus has completed the first autonomous flights of its VSR700 unmanned maritime helicopter demonstrator. The VSR700 demonstrator—a converted Guimbal Cabri G2 piston-engine light helicopter—took to the air at the Istres test airfield near Marseille on Dec. 20 to carry out a demonstration flight to...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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