SOCOM wants SpecOps troops to fly into the fight like the Avengers

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) are teaming up to field a new aircraft that can take-off and land vertically like a helicopter, but fly through the battlespace like a jet — taking a page right out of Marvel's Avengers' play book. Unlike tilt-rotor platforms like V-22 Osprey, this render from Aurora Flight Sciences shows four internally-stowed lifting fans handling vertical landings and hover operations, with jets producing forward propulsion. Let's talk about this program and the unique benefits of the Aurora Flight Sciences Blended-Wing-Body design proposal. 📱 Follow Sandboxx News on social Twitter: https://twitter.com/sandboxxnews Instagram: https://instagram.com/sandboxxnews Facebook: https://facebook.com/sandboxxnews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sandboxxnews 📱 Follow Alex Hollings on social Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexHollings52 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexhollings52 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlexHollings... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/alexhollings52 Citations: https://www.aurora.aero/2023/11/15/aurora-flight-sciences-to-design-high-speed-vertical-lift-x-plane/ https://www.darpa.mil/program/speed-and-runway-independent-technologies https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/vtol-lift-fan-tactical-transport-design-emerges-under-darpa-program https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3494520/daf-selects-jetzero-to-develop-blended-wing-body-aircraft-prototype/ https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/stories/2020-11-imagine-travelling-in-this-blended-wing-body-aircraf t