Long regarded as a niche, the vertical flight market is witnessing an influx of technology and investment the likes of which the industry has not seen for decades. The ability to take off and land vertically is increasingly viewed as essential to mobility—in the city center or on the battlefield.

While much of the activity stems from the soaring interest around the nascent urban air mobility (UAM) arena, the same enabling technologies are reinvigorating more traditional rotorcraft applications and potentially opening new markets.

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