Nomad 100 VTOL Drone Completes Flight Tests for Runway-Free Ops

Sikorsky Completes Initial Flight Testing of Nomad 100 UAS

Sikorsky has completed the initial ground and flight testing of the Nomad 100 rotor blown wing VTOL drone as part of DARPA’s EVADE program. Sikorsky has completed initial ground and flight testing of its Nomad 100 Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS), the novel rotor blown wing vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drone first unveiled last year. The testing is part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Early VTOL Aircraft Demonstratio…

Sikorsky’s unique rotor-blown drone completes first flight test

Sikorsky, the Lockheed Martin subsidiary best known for the Black Hawk helicopter, announced Wednesday at the Farnborough International Airshow that its Nomad 100 uncrewed aircraft has completed initial ground and flight testing under DARPA’s Early VTOL Aircraft Demonstration program, known as EVADE, a fast-track Pentagon research effort designed to push new vertical takeoff aircraft from […]

Nomad 100 VTOL drone completes flight tests for runway-free ops

Sikorsky has moved its Nomad 100 uncrewed aircraft into flight testing, clearing an early milestone in a DARPA-backed effort to develop next-generation vertical takeoff and landing platforms for military operations. The Lockheed Martin subsidiary completed initial ground and flight evaluations of the aircraft under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Early VTOL Aircraft Demonstration (EVADE) program, setting the stage for a broader g…

Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky completes Nomad 100 initial flight tests for DARPA EVADE program

The testing was carried out in collaboration with DARPA’s EVADE program. Sikorsky will now move Nomad 100 into a more intensive flight test campaign at a government facility, where the aircraft will replicate a range of multirole missions. “Nomad 100’s ongoing flight testing reflects our commitment to advancing autonomous technology while delivering safe and reliable mission capabilities that equip customers to fill critical operational gaps,” s…