When combat vehicles fly: DARPA seeks to develop military land vehicle able to fly over obstacles and rough terrain

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DARPA released a broad agency announcement (BAA solicitation 10-52) Monday for the Transformer (TX) Vertical Takeoff and Landing Roadable Air Vehicle program, which seeks to develop a four-person flyable/roadable vehicle that provides the warfighter terrain-independent mobility. The TX vehicle will have a minimum combat range of 250 nautical miles on one tank of fuel.

The primary focus of the TX program is to develop an integrated suite of critical technologies that enable dual-mode transportation, VTOL capability, efficient flight performance, and a combat range comparable to today's military helicopters.