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The USAF is looking to fund concepts for fast-flying VTOL aircraft that could vastly improve its combat and cargo capabilities. The HoverJet Guardian concept is a jet aircraft with an in-built eVTOL system that was designed to provide the high speeds of jet aircraft alongside the added maneuverability of Vertical Take-Off and Landing systems.
Impressively, the machine will be able to run using three different modes,"aircraft, hovercraft, and amphibious." This means it will be able to land on and traverse over water. Valkyrie also says the aircraft can be flown autonomously or with a pilot. However, the firm has yet to showcase these capabilities to the world and it hasn't, so far, revealed any prototypes.
The new funding, granted via the USAF's AFWERX program, will allow Valkyrie to continue the development process for another six months, after which we may finally see a prototype of the impressive-sounding machine. The Air Force has invested in several high-speed VTOL concepts in recent months, including Bell's GET YOUR DAILY NEWS DIRECTLY IN YOUR INBOX
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