Air Force Makes Research Investment in Valkyrie's HoverJet Prototype
Valkyrie will further develop its HoverJet prototype as part of the next phase of the HSVTOL Concept Challenge.
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Valkyrie will further develop its HoverJet prototype as part of the next phase of the HSVTOL Concept Challenge.
3 March 2021 SpaceWorks Enterprises, Inc. announces the recent award from the U.S. Air Force to develop its envisioned system for global autonomous delivery of an on-demand Personnel Recovery Kit (PRK). SpaceWorks’ Air-launched Drone Delivery Device (AD3), shown below, will leverage emerging commercial capabilities to provide a solution for PRK deceleration and delivery from deployment speeds of up to Mach 6. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Transformational Capabilities Office (TCO). The AD3 system is designed to quickly deploy and deliver PRKs anywhere ...