Trend: Autonomy & AI

Grid Aero Raises $20 Million As It Preps To Begin Flying Long-Range Cargo UAS

Grid Aero on Jan. 26 said it has raised $20 million in a funding round to move the Lifter Lite long-range, autonomous unmanned aircraft system (UAS) into flight testing and […]

Trust but Verify at 35,000 Feet: Making AI Earn Its Wings in Avionics

Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) Artificial intelligence (AI) already is flying aboard commercial aircraft, even if it is rarely advertised as such. Algorithms optimize flight paths, flag […]

USAF Designates Talon CCA Contender As YFQ-48A

YFQ-48A is the designation for Northrop Grumman‘s Project Talon series of drone contenders for the U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, the service said on Dec. 22. The […]

YFQ-44A Has First Flight, Anduril Planning for Weapons Shot Next Year

Anduril Industries‘ YFQ-44A Fury prototype drone for the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program had its debut flight Oct. 31 at a California test site, according to the […]

Autonomous Drone Navigation Startup Tycho.AI Exits Stealth With $10 Million Raise

Tycho.AI, a startup developing autonomous navigation software for fast, low-flying drones in GPS-jammed environments, on Oct. 7 emerged from stealth with a $10 million Series A round to scale the […]

These Cutting-Edge Avionics Are Poised to Transform Business Jets in 2026

Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) The landscape of business aviation is being reshaped by groundbreaking avionics technologies that enhance safety, efficiency, and pilot experience. From artificial intelligence […]

Honeywell and NXP Forge Path to AI-Driven Autonomous Aviation

Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) Honeywell and NXP Semiconductors are taking a major step toward the future of autonomous flight by deepening their partnership to develop artificial […]

Hundreds Of Switchblades Delivered So Far In First Replicator Tranche, DIU Official Says

The contractor supplying Switchblade loitering munitions to the Defense Department under the first phase of the Replicator initiative has delivered “hundreds” of systems to a customer who has fielded them, […]

After FTUAS Cut, Army Looks To Field Brigade UAS In FY ‘26 To Replace Shadow Drones

After cancelling the Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) program, the Army plans to begin procuring initial brigade-level  unmanned aircraft system (UAS) capabilities in fiscal year 2026 to address its requirement to […]

Airbus Flight Tests Unmanned Helicopter With Shield AI’s Autonomy Pilot

Airbus Group’s U.S. defense business recently conducted the first flight test of an unmanned H145 helicopter using an autonomy pilot software from Shield AI in support of a Marine Corps […]