Tilt rotors look like the perfect military cheat code - take off like a helicopter, fly like a plane, and strike farther than ...

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — The Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey touched down gently on the long, thick vegetation in a clearing on Fort Campbell’s training grounds, sending debris flying across the field as ...

The Bell V-280 technology Demonstrator. Photo courtesy of Bell. The replacement for the Army’s air assault workhorse UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter is more like an airplane, so the service is ...

The MV-22 Osprey was introduced in the mid-2000s and has become a staple of the U.S. Marine Corps Its unique tilt-rotor function allows for the versatility of a helicopter and the speed of a turboprop ...

Supernal, a Hyundai subsidiary, is conducting ground tests on a full-scale electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft at the Mojave Air and Space Port in California. This technology ...

Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky has successfully flown an electric-powered, 115-lb (52-kg) autonomous drone that uses what it calls a "rotor blown wing" to fly like both a helicopter and an ...

The Bell XV3 or Bell 200 was an American tilt-rotor aircraft that Bell Helicopter produced to fulfill a request in the aftermath of the Korean War to develop convertiplanes for use in future military ...

The Army has announced the future of air assault, choosing the "Screaming Eagles" of the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Ky., as first in line to fly the new MV-75 tiltrotor. The MV-75 is ...

The Army officially aims to begin outfitting its first air assault unit with the new aircraft in fiscal year 2030, with the intention to have it operational by fiscal year 2031. Since the widespread ...

Tiltrotor aircraft combine the vertical takeoff, hover, and vertical landings of a helicopter but offer the more extended range, higher speed, and fuel efficiency of a turboprop aircraft. The efforts ...