Sikorsky Packs 4 Nomad Drones Into a Single Shipping Container

Sikorsky Designs Containerized Fast Pack Launch Kit for One of the Wackiest Drones Around

With the exception of the Cypher design of the late 1980s, helicopter maker Sikorsky didn’t really step into the world of uncrewed aerial systems (UAS). That changed recently, when the company entered the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) AdvaNced airCraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And RecoverY (ANCILLARY) program back in 2023. The effort is meant to come up with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL)... (continue reading...)

Sikorsky unveils Nomad 100 drone kit in shipping container

Sikorsky’s Nomad 100 Fast Pack puts four autonomous drones and their support equipment in a 20-foot container for deployment without a runway.

Sikorsky packs 4 Nomad drones into a single shipping container

Nomad 100 fast pack fits four aircraft, mission-command software, power, communications and sustainment equipment inside one standard shipping container.

Lockheed Martin unveils containerized Nomad 100 drone kit

Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky has introduced a containerized kit designed to deploy four Nomad 100 uncrewed aircraft from locations with limited infrastructure.