DARPA VTOL Down Select Expected In Weeks As Designs Mature

Credit: Aurora Flight Sciences
AURORA, Colorado—DARPA is likely to make a down select for a high-speed vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) prototype program within weeks as contenders have matured their designs. DARPA in November 2023 awarded contracts to Aurora Flight Sciences, Bell, Northrop Grumman and Piasecki Aircraft for...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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