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Army Eyeing Large Vertical Lift Unmanned Aircraft To Eliminate Dependence On Runways

Tuesday, January 19th, 2016

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The Army’s wants a Predator-size unmanned aerial system that can take off and land like a helicopter, untethering its drone operations from runways and airfields, aviation officials said Jan. 14.Even as the service fields an improved version of the MQ-1C Gray Eagle for reconnaissance and combat missions, aviation officials envision a forward-deployed UAS with similar payload capacity and range that has vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) capabilities.“I don’t want to be on runways anymore, so it needs to be runway…not…

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