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Unmanned VTOL fighter plane design with 2,000-mile range unveiled, can conduct attack missions

A San Diego-based company has unveiled a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fighter jet platform. Shield AI’s new concept is designed for expeditionary and maritime operations in contested ...
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The Navy’s folding VTOL jet - the real-life transformer that nearly flew from any ship

Grumman’s G-674 Nutcracker was a bizarre Cold War concept for a VTOL aircraft that could operate from small warships by folding part of its fuselage downward for vertical landings. Built around the ...