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Sikorsky Details Successful ‘Full Mission Profile’ Demos With Rotor Blown Wing UAS Concept

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, March 10th, 2025

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Sikorsky's rotor blown wing UAS prototype in airplane mode. Photo: Sikorsky

Sikorsky [LMT] 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 “full mission profile.” The work with the rotor blown wing UAS is continuing to inform Sikorsky’s continued development of a larger version for a separate DARPA program and as the company explores building a family of hybrid-electric advanced mobility systems. “We are trying to find a very nice blend between helicopters’…

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