The Office of Naval Research is funding the Flexrotor UAV by Aerovel Corp. and it hopes to deploy it on vessels too small for larger drones.
Compared to the ScanEagle, the Flexrotor has a much smaller footprint for launch and recovery equipment. It also does not require a catapult or snare to operate.
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