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Feb
03
2026

The French Navy to become first operator of Airbus' Aliaca vertical uncrewed aerial system

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Marignane, France, 03 February 2026 – The French Directorate General of Armament (DGA) has ordered a new version of the SMDM ("Onboard Mini Aerial Drone Systems for the Navy") from Airbus Helicopters (via its subsidiary Survey Copter). This UAS will now be delivered in the new vertical take-off and landing configuration (VTOL). The DGA has ordered a total of 34 Aliaca systems for the French Navy since 2022. Deliveries of this new version will begin in May 2026, following a qualification campaign.

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Tags: Airbus DGA SMDM VTOL
Categories: Press Releases


Oct
08
2025

Lockheed Martin Sikorsky Introduces Nomad™ Family of Long-Endurance, Runway-Independent Drones

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STRATFORD, Conn., Oct. 6, 2025 – Less than a year after proving the flight efficiency and reliability of a novel rotor blown wing vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS), Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT) is unveiling its Nomad™ future family of aircraft.  

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Tags: Lockheed Martin Nomad Sikorsky UAS VTOL
Categories: Press Releases


Mar
11
2025

Ascendance chooses Safran to propel its ATEA VTOL

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Toulouse, France - March 11, 2025 - Ascendance just announced it has selected ENGINeUS, the first EASA-certified electric motor, developed by Safran Electrical & Power, for the prototype flying ATEA, its hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. 

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Tags: ATEA ENGINeUS Safran VTOL
Categories: Press Releases


Feb
06
2025

Nuuva V300 takes off with successful first flight

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Pipistrel, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced the successful first hover flight of the Nuuva V300, a long-range, large-capacity hybrid-electric VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) unmanned aircraft. This milestone marks an advancement in the development of advanced, sustainable and versatile unmanned aerial systems (UAS).

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Tags: Nuuva V300 Pipistrel Textron VTOL
Categories: Press Releases