When the military tried to give soldiers personal flying platforms

In the 1950s the Navy and Army worked on small VTOL machines to make troops go airborne. They worked, just not well enough.
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What the US Army is flying is around 90% crewed, 10% drone. Leaders want to flip that.

The US Army's aviation portfolio is set for a massive overhaul in the coming years.Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht/US Air Force The US Army secretary and a top general told BI about the service's plans for what ...
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Hiller Model 1031-A-1 Flying Platform

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In the mid-1950s, Hiller constructed a series of innovative Flying Platforms for an Army-Navy program as a one-man ...
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Anduril’s Lattice chosen as US Army’s counter‑UAS fire control platform

The US Army has selected Anduril Industries’ Lattice software platform for its Integrated Battle Command System Manoeuvre (IBCS-M) programme. The announcement establishes Lattice as the US Army’s fire ...