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Skunk Works Demonstrates Airborne Battle Management of AI-Controlled Aircraft

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– Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, in partnership with Lockheed Martin’s Demonstrations and Prototypes organization and the University of Iowa’s Operator Performance Laboratory (OPL), showcased a crewed-uncrewed teaming mission where an airborne battle manager issued real-time commands to AI-controlled aircraft through a touchscreen pilot vehicle interface (PVI). In a series of flight tests, the Skunk Works […]

Gray Eagle STOL Makes Historic First Flight from Ship to Land

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– General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. logged another aviation milestone on Nov. 12, 2024, when its Gray Eagle STOL aircraft took off from a South Korean warship and landed at a ground base – the first-ever such mission for an aircraft of this type. Working with our GA-ASI’s in-country partner, Hanwha Aerospace, Gray Eagle STOL […]

Anduril’s Lattice Showcased in US Central Command’s Desert Guardian 1.0

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– Anduril Industries has announced the successful integration of its Lattice platform in U.S. Central Command’s (CENTCOM) Desert Guardian exercise, a critical event designed to address the increasing complexity of modern airspace and the growing threat posed by unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Lattice served as a third-party command and control (C2) platform, supporting experimentation efforts […]

US Navy, General Atomics and Lockheed Martin Complete Unmanned Aviation Control Station Flight Demo

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The U.S. Navy tested its Unmanned Carrier Aviation Mission Control Station’s (UMCS) ability to command an unmanned aircraft in flight for the first time Nov. 5, paving the way for future unmanned aviation operations. As part of an effort to advance technology for future Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) initiated […]

Boeing and US Navy Simulate MQ-25 Carrier Recovery Using F-35 Automated Landing System

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The US Navy (USN) has logged another milestone on its path to fielding its first aircraft carrier-based uncrewed aerial vehicle. In conjunction with airframer Boeing, the service completed a simulated landing of the developmental Boeing MQ-25 Stingray autonomous refueller jet aboard an aircraft carrier using an automated recovery system. Known as the Joint Precision Approach […]

Drone with its Own ‘Nervous System’ Trialed by Scientists

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Scientists are testing a drone fitted with its own “nervous system” which they claim can keep it operating in the sky for longer. It was created by experts at the University of Southampton who say the system, made of optical fibers, reduces the frequency it needs to land for inspection. Cargo-carrying drones are required to […]

UK Tests Helicopter-Launched Missiles to Intercept Drones

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In the first air-to-air trial of its kind, the crew of a Wildcat used the Martlet missile – designed to take out enemy surface targets – to destroy a Banshee jet flying at hundreds of miles an hour over the Bristol Channel. The helicopter operates from UK Royal Navy frigates, destroyers and aircraft carriers performing […]

GA-ASI’s Gray Eagle Extended Range UAS Supports Army Vanguard Demos

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As part of the U.S. Army’s Vanguard demonstrations that took place in Fort Huachuca, Arizona, on Sept. 17–18, 2024, a Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) Unmanned Aircraft System provided by the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) showcased several new capabilities, including the integration of an Expeditionary Cyber Chassis (ECC) for Command, Control, Communications, […]

Airbus and Partners Demonstrate Collaboration between Helicopters and Unmanned Systems

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– Airbus Helicopters and its partners have conducted a full scale demonstration of a manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) system developed as part of a project funded by the European Union and code-named MUSHER. The demonstration took place in France and Italy from 30 September to 9 October and involved multiple manned helicopters and unmanned systems connected […]

Skydweller Completes Autonomous Solar-Powered Flight Test Campaign

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– Skydweller Aero has successfully completed the uncrewed autonomous flight test campaign of its Skydweller Unmanned Aerial System. A series of uncrewed flight tests – with the two longest being 16 hours and 22 ½ hours – were launched from the company’s facility at Stennis International Airport in Kiln, Mississippi. This campaign is one more step […]