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New Atlas Aircraft Targets Long-Range Strikes Without Runways Or Large Flight Decks
New Atlas Aircraft Targets Long-Range Strikes Without Runways Or Large Flight Decks
Authored by Neetika Walter via Interesting Engineering,
Mach Industries has won a Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) contract to develop a long-range unmanned aircraft designed to launch from austere locations and ships without large flight decks.
Atlas drone Mach Industries
The aircraft, called Atlas, is being developed for the DIU's Runway Independent Maritime Expeditionary Strike (RIMES) program. Mach Industries will serve as the aircraft integrator, working with propulsion company Whisper Aero.
According to the solicitation, the Department of the Navy is seeking an unmanned...
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