Fully Operational VSR700 Makes Autonomous Landings, Takeoffs

Tony Osborne May 16, 2023

VSR700

Credit: Airbus Helicopters
MADRID–Airbus Helicopters has completed the first autonomous takeoffs and landings from a ship with its VSR700 uncrewed rotorcraft in a full operational configuration. Flight trials in conjunction with France’s defense materiel agency, DGA, saw the VSR700 take off and land on a civil ship equipped...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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