Attempts to combine the vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capabilities of a helicopter with the high-speed flight and long range capabilities of a fixed-wing aircraft have been tackled in a number ...

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT) has successfully validated the advanced control laws to successfully fly a ‘rotor blown wing’ uncrewed aerial system (UAS) in both helicopter and ...

Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky successfully flew its "rotor blown wing" uncrewed aerial system, demonstrating stable operation in both helicopter (VTOL) and fixed-wing flight modes. The 115-pound drone ...

Few military forces on earth can do what the United States Marine Corps does with such speed, precision, and self-sufficiency ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky demonstrates the flight capabilities of its rotor blown wing unmanned aircraft system at its facility ...

The American military has always been at the center of technological innovation, and its role in this tends to increase in importance whenever a major conflict takes place in this world. Even if not ...

Sikorsky on Monday detailed recent successful demonstrations with its “rotor blown wing” unmanned aircraft system (UAS), flying its prototype in both helicopter and “winged aircraft” mode through a ...

When you think of World War II, helicopters probably aren’t the first thing that comes to mind. Jets, bombers, and even atomic bombs usually steal the spotlight. But while the world watched massive ...

James Burke, in his celebrated Public Broadcasting System television series, ''Connections'', insists that "we cannot know where we are going unless we know where we have been." In the case of ...

Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky applications of future UAS rotor blown wing aircraft include search and rescue, firefighting monitoring, humanitarian response, and pipeline surveilling. STRATFORD, Conn. - ...