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  • Autonomous aviation system aims for pilot-free cargo aircraft
  • AutoFlight Selected for Hong Kong’s Inaugural “Regulatory Sandbox X” Flight Trials
  • UK Law Commission – Charting the Legal Horizon of Autonomous Flight

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newatlas.com /1 month ago

Autonomous aviation system aims for pilot-free cargo aircraft

A new frontier for autonomous flight appears to have been breached as Merlin, Inc. introduces its Merlin Pilot for Commercial Cargo AI-powered flight system that aims to eventually...

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suasnews.com /3 weeks ago

AutoFlight Selected for Hong Kong’s Inaugural “Regulatory Sandbox X” Flight Trials

 AutoFlight, a global leader in electric vertical take‑off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, has been selected

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suasnews.com /1 month ago

UK Law Commission – Charting the Legal Horizon of Autonomous Flight

The Law Commission has published its final report on aviation autonomy, outlining vital legal reforms to safely integrate remotely piloted and autonomous aircraft into UK airspace

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defence-blog.com /2 weeks ago

Mayman Aerospace CEO: autonomous drones must replace helicopters in contested battlespace

At 3 a.m. in a contested forward operating base, a patrol thirty kilometres out is taking casualties. They need blood, plasma, and ammunition, not in hours, but in minutes. The air...

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suasnews.com /1 month ago

AutoFlight V5000 Matrix Completes Mixed-Fleet Formation Flight and Launches Airworthiness Certification

KUNSHAN, China, 26 May 2026 – AutoFlight has completed a mixed-fleet formation flight of three aircraft,

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defence-blog.com /1 week ago

U.S. Air Force weighs a pilotless successor to the C-5 and C-17

The U.S. Air Force is asking aircraft makers a question that would have sounded like science fiction a decade ago: could the giant cargo plane meant to replace its aging fleet even...

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theaviationist.com /1 month ago

YFQ-48A Talon Blue Completes Autonomous Taxi Tests

Northrop Grumman announced the completion of the autonomous taxi tests of the YFQ-48A Talon Blue, the company’s pitch for the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program...

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indiandefensenews.in /3 weeks ago

US Air Force Accelerates Production of Semi-Autonomous Combat Aircraft Fleet

The US Air Force has awarded production contracts to General Atomics and Anduril for its first-generation Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, marking a decisive step towar...

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qchron.com /1 month ago

AutoFlight V5000 Matrix Concludes 'Heterogeneous Three-Aircraft Formation' Flight, Officially Kicks Off Airworthiness Ce...

KUNSHAN, China, May 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- AutoFlight has successfully completed a demonstration flight of a heterogeneous three-aircraft formation, consisting of one V5000 Matri...

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roboticsandautomationnews.com /1 month ago

AutoFlight advances heavy-lift eVTOL program with mixed-fleet formation flight

AutoFlight has completed a mixed-fleet formation flight of three aircraft, comprising one V5000 Matrix and two V2000-series eVTOL aircraft. The mission validated critical capabilit...

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suasnews.com /2 days ago

Clearing the Path to BVLOS at Scale: High Lander and Thirdeye Bring Multi-Aircraft Detect-and-Avoid to the Field

Across the world, lower-level airspace operates under visual flight rules, where many crewed aircraft fly

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defence-blog.com /2 weeks ago

U.S. Army Reserve tests Pyka’s autonomous cargo aircraft in live exercise

Pyka’s autonomous cargo aircraft DropShip flew a 32 km (20-mile) resupply mission entirely without a human pilot from Gulfport to Diamondhead, Mississippi, then executed a precisio...

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australianaviation.com.au /4 weeks ago

US Air Force taps Anduril, General Atomics for loyal wingman fleet

The contracts will see General Atomics produce the YFQ-42A and Anduril manufacture the YFQ-44A, creating the first operational fleet of autonomous combat aircraft designed to fly a...

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indiandefensenews.in /1 month ago

Shield AI Unveils X-BAT Autonomous VTOL Combat Jet At Eurosatory 2026

Shield AI has unveiled the X-BAT, a revolutionary autonomous VTOL combat jet at Eurosatory 2026 in Paris, capable of vertical take-off, jet-speed flight over 3,700 km, and fully au...

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defence-blog.com /1 month ago

GE Aerospace wins deal to design engine for U.S. Air Force autonomous aircraft

GE Aerospace has secured a U.S. Air Force contract to advance the preliminary design of its GE426 engine, a propulsion system built specifically for the medium-thrust class of auto...

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indiandefensenews.in /1 month ago

Delhi-Based Aerial Bots Advances Flying Wing VTOL UAV Development For Long-Range Missions

Delhi-based Aerial Bots is advancing India’s UAV ecosystem by developing long-range Flying Wing VTOL drones, a project that aligns with the country’s growing expertise in stealth a...

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australianaviation.com.au /1 week ago

Uncrewed aircraft completes milestone flight from Brisbane to SA

The JabX prototype, developed by the Jericho Disruptive Innovation team, made the flight during a Jericho Disruptive Innovations annual flight test exercise at Exercise Jericho Daw...

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soldiersystems.net /6 days ago

New Autonomous Monitor Prevents Drone Crashes in Real Time

University of Houston Engineer Develops Safety System to Protect Drones from Sudden HazardsKey Takeaways: A University of Houston engineer developed a real-time safety system that...

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theaviationist.com /3 weeks ago

Robinson Partners With Skyryse to Develop Uncrewed R66 Helicopter

Aimed at the defence market, the R66 based UAS will be integrated with Skyryse’s SkyOS software to enable autonomous intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), manned-un...

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newatlas.com /3 weeks ago

The Pentagon moves towards mass-producing the future of aerial warfare

The United States military is plunging into the robotic future of aerial warfare with both feet as awards are issued to General Atomics and Anduril for not just the development, bu...

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suasnews.com /1 week ago

Redefining Persistence: How Vector Robotics Kept a 3kg Electric Drone Airborne for 24 Hours

Vector Robotics has completed a milestone 24-hour, 5-minute continuous electric flight with a small 3.1 kg UAV. Proving that persistent aerial coverage doesn't require massive, noi...

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computerra.ru /1 month ago

Airo Group показала беспилотник с дальностью 320 км и нагрузкой 150 кг

Источник: Компьютерра - Журнал о науке и технологиях Компания Airo Group Holdings продемонстрировала полномасштабный беспилотный летательный аппарат с вращающимся крылом. Модель J...

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newatlas.com /3 weeks ago

Airbus's newest helicopter carries cargo where the cockpit used to be

At this year's ILA Berlin Air Show, Airbus Helicopters unveiled its latest entry into fully autonomous flight, the U145 twin-engine helicopter. Based on the company's H145 platform...

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newatlas.com /1 month ago

World's largest eVTOL just proved it can play nice with other flyers

AutoFlight has completed a heterogeneous three-aircraft formation flight with the V5000 Matrix, a 5-metric-ton electric aircraft that could push eVTOL technology well beyond the ur...

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