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 ...

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 ...

Robotics company Merlin has successfully completed the first three autonomous control program flights on a KC-135 tanker aircraft at the Pittsburgh Air National Guard Base, operating under an Air ...

The U.S. Air Force is building a software backbone for its autonomous drone fleet that could reshape how military and commercial aviation systems share the sky. By standardizing an open architecture ...

The aircraft is meant to develop and mature rotor blown wing design, which can now be applied to larger aircraft for unmanned aerial logistics and even tactical ISR missions. Sikorsky announced it has ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chinese scientists have developed the world's lightest "brain control" device to turn bees into remotely controlled "cyborg" drones for military surveillance and reconnaissance missions. Chinese ...