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Anduril’s drone wingman begins flight tests

Anduril emphasized the semiautonomous piloting of its YFQ-44A collaborative combat aircraft in its first flight test.

By Stephen Losey

29 hours ago

Shield AI unveils X-BAT autonomous vertical takeoff fighter jet

Shield AI's unmanned X-BAT flies using an autonomous core that could allow it to be a drone wingman and team up with a crewed fighter.

By Stephen Losey

8 days ago

WWII-era squadron reactivated as MQ-9 Reaper drone unit

The 431st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron will be a tenant unit of the 8th Fighter Wing based at Kunsan Air Base in South Korea.

By Zita Ballinger Fletcher

5 weeks ago

How Hitler’s fear-inducing ‘flying bomb’ ushered in drone warfare

The V-1 "flying bomb" could accurately be described in today’s nomenclature as an unmanned aerial vehicle — moreover, as the first suicide drone.

By Zita Ballinger Fletcher

5 weeks ago

Anduril nears first drone wingman flight, promises early autonomy

Anduril said that flying its CCA semiautonomously from the start will allow it to "leapfrog" over parts of the testing process.

By Stephen Losey

5 weeks ago

Pentagon stages first ‘Top Drone’ school for operators to hone skills

Industry and military drone operators flew tethered and untethered first-person drones through a course designed to test endurance and maneuverability.

By Courtney Albon

7 weeks ago