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  2. List of VTOL aircraft - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of fixed-wing aircraft capable of vertical take-off and landing arranged under manufacturer. The list excludes helicopters, including compound helicopters and gyrocopters, because they are assumed to have this capability. For more detail on subtypes of VTOL, see List of tiltrotor aircraft

  3. Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II - Wikipedia

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    The F-35 was the product of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, which was the merger of various combat aircraft programs from the 1980s and 1990s. One progenitor program was the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Advanced Short Take-Off/Vertical Landing (ASTOVL) which ran from 1983 to 1994; ASTOVL aimed to develop a Harrier jump jet replacement for the U.S. Marine Corps ...

  4. Shield AI MQ-35A V-BAT - Wikipedia

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    V-BAT (MDS Name: MQ-35A) is a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle developed by Martin UAV, now Shield AI.. The V-BAT has been operationally deployed in multiple regions, including the Black Sea, the Caribbean, and the Middle East.

  5. VTOL - Wikipedia

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    The Osprey is a multi-mission aircraft with both a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) and short takeoff and landing capability . It is designed to perform missions like a conventional helicopter with the long-range, high-speed cruise performance of a turboprop aircraft. The FAA classifies the Osprey as a model of powered lift aircraft. [15]

  6. Drones Are the Future of War, So Why Is the Pentagon ... - AOL

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    The F-35 has been in development since the 1990s, when by rare coincidence the three Drones Are the Future of War, So Why Is the Pentagon Spending Over $1 Trillion on the F-35 Fighter J Skip to ...

  7. List of unmanned aerial vehicles - Wikipedia

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    52 Sri Lanka. 53 Switzerland. 54 ... fixed-wing vertical take-off and landing UAV [130] [131] Malaysia. HiiLSE Drone Malaysia ... R.F.C. 1917 Aerial Target The first ...

  8. America needs drones and the F-35 to win the next war - AOL

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    The F-35 has had to develop a thick skin. From my former colleagues in Congress to defense-industry experts, the world’s premier fighter jet is accustomed to criticism for issues with cost ...

  9. Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II development - Wikipedia

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    F-35B, short-take off and vertical-landing (STOVL) variant. F-35C, carrier-based CATOBAR (CV) variant. An F-35 wind tunnel testing model in the Arnold Engineering Development Center's 16-foot transonic wind tunnel. The design goals call for the F-35 to be the premier strike aircraft through 2040 and to be second only to the F-22 Raptor in air ...