
Airbus Group’s helicopters segment this week said it has agreed to acquire Aerovel, a U.S.-based developer and manufacturer of the Flexrotor small tactical unmanned aircraft system (UAS) in a deal that expands the company’s UAS portfolio. Terms of the pending acquisition, which is expected to close this year, were not disclosed. Aerovel is based in Washington and has about 25 employees. Aerovel manufactures the Flexrotor, a fixed-wing UAS that takes-off and lands vertically and can conduct intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and…