GA-ASI Lays Out No Date for Resumption Of YFQ-42A Flights After Mishap - Aviation Tech Today GA-ASI halts YFQ-42A flight tests after mishap with no date set for restart General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has paused flight testing of its YFQ-42A Dark Merlin drone after an April 7 mishap and ... autonomy Apr 16, 2026
UAV Navigation–Grupo Oesía Autopilot Performs in US Special Forces Maritime Exercises Spanish autonomy system completes US Special Forces maritime exercise aboard unmanned surface vessel UAV Navigation–Grupo Oesía said its autonomous control system successfully guided an unmanned surfa... autonomy Apr 9, 2026
Army Accepts First Optionally-Piloted Black Hawk, Will Inform Scaling Autonomy Across The Fleet U.S. Army takes first optionally piloted Black Hawk for autonomy push The U.S. Army has accepted its first Black Hawk helicopter modified to fly with or without a pilot. The H-60Mx, equipped with Siko... autonomy Apr 2, 2026
With an Eye To CCA Increment 2, Talon IQ Conducts Test Flight Talon IQ completes autonomy test flight as Northrop Grumman targets next U.S. Air Force CCA round Northrop Grumman has flown its Talon IQ aircraft with two autonomy software stacks, sharpening its pos... autonomy Apr 2, 2026
Mitsubishi Conducts Successful Flight Demo of Mission Autonomy Mitsubishi completes AI mission autonomy flight demo for UAV in eight weeks Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has completed a flight demonstration of AI-powered mission autonomy for an unmanned aerial vehic... autonomy Mar 19, 2026
Royal Navy Autonomous Helicopter Completes First Flight Royal Navy flies full-size autonomous helicopter for the first time The Royal Navy has completed the first flight of Proteus, its first full-size autonomous helicopter built for maritime operations. T... autonomy Jan 16, 2026
USAF Designates Talon CCA Contender As YFQ-48A U.S. Air Force assigns YFQ-48A designation to Northrop's Talon in combat drone push The U.S. Air Force has designated Northrop Grumman's Project Talon as YFQ-48A, adding a third named contender to its... autonomy Jan 8, 2026
F-22 Controls Unmanned General Atomics MQ-20 Drone In Industry Demo F-22 controls MQ-20 drone in first industry-funded teaming flight An F-22 Raptor has controlled a General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger in flight for the first time. The demonstration marks a new step in link... autonomy Dec 4, 2025
Gambit 6 brings air-to-ground capabilities to autonomous fighters General Atomics unveils Gambit 6 as autonomous combat aircraft move deeper into strike missions General Atomics has introduced Gambit 6, a new autonomous combat aircraft variant designed for air-to-gr... autonomy Nov 6, 2025
Draganfly Expands Autonomy and Swarm Capabilities through Partnership with Palladyne AI Draganfly teams with Palladyne AI to add autonomous and swarm capabilities to its UAV platforms Draganfly is moving to expand the autonomy of its drone lineup through a partnership with Palladyne AI. ... autonomy Oct 21, 2025
Black Hawk Reborn as Autonomous U-Hawk Utility Drone Sikorsky turns Black Hawk into autonomous U-Hawk utility drone Sikorsky has unveiled an autonomous Black Hawk variant designed for logistics, drone launch, and long-endurance missions. The aircraft, c... autonomy Oct 14, 2025
Navigating the Future of the Drone Industry: Autonomy, AI, and Workforce Transformation AI and autonomy are recasting the drone operator’s role Commercial drones are moving beyond manual piloting as autonomy and artificial intelligence push operators toward supervision, analysis and deci... autonomy Sep 5, 2025