Bell Helicopter Unveils UAS Platform for Maritime Environments
Bell Helicopter, a subsidiary of Textron, has introduced a shipborne unmanned aerial system designed to combine helicopters’ vertical lift function with the speed and range of fixed-wing aircraft. Textron said Thursday it expects production of the Bell V-247 Vigilant tiltrotor UAS to begin in 2023 to support operations in maritime environments and locations without runways. Bell developed the UAS platform to help military customers […] More