Project K-SWARM saw a Kizilelma UCAV working in a Crewed/UnCrewed Teaming scenario, responding to a series of commands sent from the M-346. The Turkish-Italian collaboration over manufacturing ...

Following an autonomous taxi and take-off, the Kizilelma autonomously linked to the M-346 using "an advanced radio frequency ...

Autonomous flight control systems for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) combine sensor suites, onboard computation and control algorithms to enable stable, precise and safe operation without direct ...

Lockheed Martin's famous-yet-secret Skunk Works is conducting live flight tests of its Smart Adaptive Flight Control Environment (SAFE) autonomous AI system on the X-62A. The system can be ...

The Destinus Hornet is a multi-role autonomous platform capable of counter-UAS, strike, reconnaissance, data relay, and ...

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter, poised to attempt the first powered flight in the atmosphere of another planet, has encountered ...

Although drone technology has advanced rapidly, replicating the dynamic control and wind-sensing abilities of biological flight is still beyond reach. Biological studies reveal that insect wings are ...

Riding a surge of interest in autonomous aviation for military applications, US start-up Merlin plans to become a publicly traded company. Merlin has been developing autonomy technologies that can be ...

Merlin and SNC conducted three test flights in July to gather data for a planned KC-135 autonomous flight demonstration. Credit: U.S. Air Force Boston-based startup Merlin, partnered with Sierra ...

Testing autonomous flight technologies is a tricky business. Many aviation companies, be they startups or established players, create entirely new aircraft for this purpose alone, and that can prove ...

First flight of the Anduril YFQ-44A autonomous fighter prototype is close at hand, according to officials from both the company and the US Air Force. Speaking at the annual Air & Spaces Forces ...