Kratos to be Exclusive U.S. Manufacturer for the Elroy Air Chaparral VTOL Cargo Drone

Kratos has produced and delivered thousands of uncrewed aircraft, with a well-established and reliable supply chain for these ...

Elroy Air Names Autonomous VTOL Manufacturing Partner

Elroy Air has named the company that will build its autonomous, vertical takeoff and landing cargo carrier, the Chaparral, ...
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Russia’s Attempt at a Vertical Takeoff Jet

At the height of the Cold War, the Soviets pursued their own vertical takeoff and landing fighter—the Yakovlev Yak-41. This video examines the ambitious design, its powerful lift systems, and the ...
Bangkok Post on MSN

Drone unit takes policing into future

The police force is taking a decisive leap into the future of law enforcement with the launch of its first dedicated drone unit. Pol Lt Gen Jirabhop Bhuridej, commander of the Central Investigation ...
Research Matters

New model allows drones to make complex formations, just by observing their neighbours

IIT Bombay researchers have developed a novel control system for drones, enabling complex formation flying using only camera ...
Aviation Week Network

Kratos To Produce Elroy’s Chaparral Uncrewed Cargo eVTOL In U.S.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is to manufacture startup Elroy Air’s Chaparral uncrewed cargo aircraft for delivery to U.S. commercial and defense customers under an exclusive five-year agreement ...