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Boeing’s MQ-25 T1 Stingray jet-propelled air tanker drone has successfully refueled a US Navy E-2D Hawkeye command and control aircraft. The test flight, which took place at the Mid America St. Louis Airport on August 18, was carried out by Navy pilots… Continue reading MQ-25 Stingray drone refuels E-2D command and control aircraft in mid-air
General Atomic Aeronautical Systems, Inc (GA-ASI) has announced that an Avenger drone managed to autonomously track and follow targets for the first time using a Lockheed Martin Legion sensor pod. The July 2 demonstration in southern California was des… Continue reading Avenger drone autonomously tracks targets via infrared for the first time
While it’s great to be experienced and have a ton of specialist knowledge needed to solve a problem, there’s something liberating about coming at things from a position of ignorance. …read more Continue reading Minimum Viable Quad Build Shows What Starting from Nothing Can Accomplish
In anticipation of the day when drones routinely refuel US Navy planes in the air, Boeing and Northrop Grumman have carried out carrier air wing team refueling in a simulation. The virtual Manned-UnManned Teaming (MUM-T) capabilities exercise included … Continue reading MQ-25 refueling drone put to the test in manned-unmanned virtual exercise
DARPA’s Mobile Force Protection (MFP) program has developed a system designed to counter unauthorized drone intrusions over military installations or operations. Because they may need to be used over populated areas, the program sought a non-explosive … Continue reading DARPA shoots streamers to counter drone swarms in urban areas
That collective “Phew!” you heard this week was probably everyone on the Mars Ingenuity helicopter team letting out a sigh of relief while watching telemetry from the sixth and somewhat …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: May 30, 2021
It’s the same on Mars as it is here — just when you’re getting used to your job, the bosses go and change things up. At least that’s our read …read more Continue reading Ingenuity Completes Fourth Flight on Mars, Gets a New Mission
The US Air Force is seeking upgrades to its fleet of MQ-9 Reaper drones as its mission shifts from anti-extremist operations to dealing with near-peer adversaries like Russia and China. Through the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s MQ-9 Program … Continue reading MQ-9 Reaper drone being upgraded to meet new geopolitical reality
A newly released Federal Aviation Authority claims it has no record of anything flying through the sky that night. Continue reading The Pentagon Was Interested in Hawaiian UFO Sighting, Documents Reveal
Bad news, Martian helicopter fans: Ingenuity, the autonomous helicopter that Perseverance birthed onto the Martian surface a few days ago, will not be taking the first powered, controlled flight on …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: April 11, 2021