Nomad 100

Nomad 100 is Sikorsky's autonomous rotor-blown-wing VTOL UAS for runway-independent military missions from land, ships and austere sites. The aircraft completed initial ground and flight testing under DARPA's EVADE programme in July 2026 and is moving into a broader government flight-test campaign.

Facts

  • Company: Lockheed Martin
  • Type: Autonomous Vtol UAS
  • Core: Nomad 100
  • Function: Runway-independent missions
  • Audience: Defense
  • Status: Testing
  • Website: https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/sikorsky-nomad.html

About

About Nomad 100

Nomad 100 is Sikorsky's autonomous vertical-take-off aircraft concept for logistics and other uncrewed missions. It applies Sikorsky autonomy technology to a rotorcraft designed to carry cargo without an onboard pilot.

The programme is presented as a development platform within Lockheed Martin's autonomous-aircraft work. Payload, range, schedule and production status need to be treated as programme-specific and cannot be inferred from other Sikorsky aircraft.

Specifications

  • Airframe Architecture: Rotor-blown-wing VTOL
  • Propulsion Layout: Twin prop-rotor system
  • Autonomy System: Sikorsky MATRIX
  • Operating Modes: Vertical take-off and landing, hover and wing-borne cruise

Market context

Defense

  • Peer Group: Defence VTOL UAV
  • Capability: VTOL unmanned aircraft
  • Deployment Environment: Defence operational environment

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Timeline

  • Sikorsky Nomad 100 completes initial DARPA EVADE flight-test phase - 2026-07-22 - Demonstration - Nomad 100 uses a rotor-blown-wing architecture combining VTOL and hover with fixed-wing cruise. The aircraft integrates Sikorsky MATRIX autonomous technology. The next campaign will test multirole missions at a government facility. - source: news.lockheedmartin.com

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