Armed eVTOLs Could Provide Troops With Organic Air Cover

Tony Osborne September 21, 2018
Credit: MBDA Concept
Electric vertical-take-off-and-landing (eVTOL) air vehicles may hold promise for urban air mobility, but industry increasingly believes they may also have a practical use on the battlefield. European missile manufacturer MBDA thinks fleets of autonomous armed eVTOL platforms, working in pairs or...
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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