Autonomous, Air-dropped Vehicles Eyed For Rescue

Credit: Artist's concept of urban air mobility: NASA
The U.S. Air Force has described a possible new approach to rescuing downed pilots and wounded soldiers: Air-drop an autonomous aircraft to pick them up and fly them to safety. The idea is disclosed in a solicitation released on May 2 for a “Personnel Recovery/Transport Vehicle” by the Air Force...

Subscription Required

 

This content requires a subscription to one of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) bundles.

Schedule a demo today to find out how you can access this content and similar content related to your area of the global aviation industry.

Already an AWIN subscriber? Login

 

Did you know?  Aviation Week has won top honors multiple times in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.