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 test demonstrated long-range kill chain effects, including an autonomous air-to-air engagement, by using beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) Command and Control (C2). The new test comes a little over a ...

Group 3+ autonomous aircraft for contested logistics and multi-mission operations, built on a proven commercial UAS platform, achieves concept to flight in 6 months Alameda, California — Pyka today ...

Explore the cutting-edge world of aviation autonomy with the Sikorsky Autonomy Research Aircraft, or SARA. This experimental ...

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 ...

Palladyne AI (PDYN) announced that its Palladyne Pilot AI software platform has achieved a key developmental milestone with the successful first flight of a third-party small drone that demonstrated ...

The California state fire agency is partnering with rotorcraft manufacturer Sikorsky to explore how autonomous vertical-lift solutions can improve wildfire response. Under a five-year initiative ...

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