X-HAWK: TRANSFORMATIONAL MOBILITY FOR THE URBAN WARFIGHTER

摘要

Over the last few years, urban warfare has once again surfaced as a serious topic in emerging Department of Defense doctrine, ongoing wargames and studies, and capabilities assessments. The need to improve the U.S. forces capability in this environment is well understood, and greatly enhanced mobility for the urban warfighter is a central theme of these efforts. Fancraft™ technology offers an entirely new element of flexibility and mobility to the urban warfighter. Mobility that is unconstrained vertically and horizontally; mobility within the urban canyon, undeterred by roadblocks, rubble, and traffic of all types. Mobility immune to hazards such as towers, wires, and extremely confined landing areas. Unpredictable approach paths and limited detectability, matched with speed and vertical-lift, promise significant improvement in execution timelines, with concomitant reductions in operational complexities. With dramatically enhanced flexibility and survivability, Fan-craft™ technology and the X-Hawk aircraft will truly transform mobility for the urban warfighter.