Bell's new tilt-rotor combat drone aims to give Marines even more combat power - here's what it can do
The V-247 can be launched from a helicopter-carrying amphibious assault ship, a guided-missile destroyer, and even from a C-5 transport aircraft.
The Vigilante is a vertical take-off and landing drone that can configure its rotors and wings to take up as much as room as a UH-1Y Venom helicopter.
Source: The War Zone
It also has the speed and range to be able to escort V-22 Ospreys or the new V-280 helicopters designed for the US Army.
Source: Bell
It has a maximum internal payload of 2,000 pounds and a maximum sling load of 9,000 pounds, where the aircraft carries a load suspended beneath it via a cargo hook.
Source: Bell
And has the ability to coordinate fire missions from manned jets, ships and troops on the ground.
Source: Marine Corps Times
The Vigilante also has a camera with a "distributed aperture" so that the remote pilot can see 360 degrees around the drone.
Source: Marine Corps Times
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