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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has unveiled its latest jet-powered robotic drone, the Gambit, which is designed to use artificial intelligence and autonomous systems to fly alongside human-piloted aircraft and achieve air dominance… Continue reading General Atomics’ Gambit autonomous combat drone takes the initiative
BAE Systems has carried out its most realistic combat exercise to date using crewed and autonomous aircraft operating as teams. The demonstration at an undisclosed US Department of Defense flight test range saw fighter aircraft and drones equipped with… Continue reading BAE combat test teams fighter aircraft with AI-enabled drones
For as much of a genius as Leonardo da Vinci obviously was, modern eyes looking upon his notebooks from the 1400s tend to see his designs as somewhat quaint. After …read more Continue reading Renaissance-Style Drone Would Make da Vinci Proud Four Times Over
We’ve chatted with JetPack Aviation’s David Mayman many times over the years. His company’s groundbreaking work on jetpacks and flying motorcycles seems to proceed at a dizzying pace, and it’s always fascinating and enlightening to learn what’s new on … Continue reading JetPack Aviation speeds on with 2nd-gen flying motorcycle tests
[Nicholas Rehm] works during the day at the Applied Physics Laboratory at John Hopkins, Maryland, so has considerable experience with a variety of UAV applications. The question arose about how …read more Continue reading Inverted Pendulum Balanced On A Drone
Exosonic has been awarded a contract by the US Air Force to develop a low-boom supersonic Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV) that will not only be used to demonstrate cutting-edge supersonic aircraft technology, but also to provide next-gen combat drones fo… Continue reading Supersonic combat drones to help train future US Air Force pilots
Bell has demonstrated how its electric-powered, Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) quadcopter drone can carry out supply drops for soldiers in rough country or on the battlefield, without the need for parachutes or similar devices.Continue ReadingCategory:… Continue reading Bell demonstrates field supply drops with autonomous APT drone
The Royal Navy’s latest supercarrier, HMS Prince of Wales, has launched jet-propelled drones from its flight deck for the first time as an experiment to see if autonomous aircraft can replace crewed fighters in simulated in-coming attack exercises.Cont… Continue reading HMS Prince of Wales launches Banshee drones in fighter attack drill
Northrop Grumman and Martin UAV have completed flight tests of an improved version of Martin’s V-BAT unmanned aircraft system (UAS) as part of the US Army’s Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) competition to replace the aging RQ-7B Shadow … Continue reading Flight testing of future tactical drone for the US Army completed
UAV Factory has rolled out its new Penguin C Mk2 VTOL pilot-less rotorcraft, which increases flight efficiency thanks to automatic hoods that stow away the lift rotors when not in use. The company says its new Aeroflow boom technology reduces drag in h… Continue reading Penguin C drone hides rotors in flight for efficiency boost