DARPA advances plans for five year non-stop flying machine
Vulture program envisions 5 year uninterrupted flight Image credit: QinetiQ Ltd.
Article Summary
April 22, 2008 The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Aurora Flight Sciences, Boeing and Lockheed Martin as the contractors for the first phase of its Vulture program - a project which aims to design and develop a new breed of solar-powered unmanned aircraft that can remain airborne without interruption for an incredible five years.
« Back to DARPA advances plans for five year non-stop flying machine
Related Articles
-
Odysseus: Aurora's radical, unlimited endurance, solar powered aircraft
1st May, 2008
-
Boeing SolarEagle solar-powered UAV to fly in 2014
16th September, 2010
-
Boeing Phantom Ray unmanned aircraft begins flight testing
11th May, 2011
-
Unmanned Air Combat X-45C to get Autonomous Aerial Refueling capabilities
12th July, 2005
-
GoldenEye 80 ducted fan UAV makes successful first flight
7th December, 2006
-
Presidential helicopter achieves new milestone
24th September, 2008
