Aviation Week reports that the Public Services and Procurement Canada PSPC) “released a draft copy of a request for proposals on Aug. 2 for a vertical takeoff and landing uncrewed air system (UAS) that can operate from the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) Halifax-class frigate ships.”
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PteroDynamics Awarded US Navy Contract for VTOL UAV
Aviation Today reports that the “Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) has awarded PteroDynamics a contract to supply three of its vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) drones for its Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS program, the company announced in an Aug. 23 press release.” The VTOL UAVs are to be used for long-range cargo transport and have “a Transwing design with wings that fold when the aircraft transitions from lift to forward flight.”
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