Trend: Autonomy & AI

Air Combat Command’s EOU Tests Anduril’s YFQ-44A

Last week, the Air Force’s Experimental Operations Unit (EOU) at Nellis AFB, Nev., tested an Anduril Industries YFQ-44A Fury prototype Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), which flew from a company site in southern […]

Army’s Work With H-60Mx Black Hawk To Inform Bringing Autonomy To MV-75 FLRAA

NASHVILLE, Tenn.–Army and Sikorsky officials said April 16 the service’s new Black Hawk outfitted to fly autonomously is serving as a testbed for bringing autonomy capability to the future MV-75 […]

Robinson Helicopter Details New Unmanned Business Unit, Cargo UAS Project With Sikorsky

Robinson Helicopter on March 9 announced the launch of its new Robinson Unmanned business unit, and detailed a new unmanned cargo helicopter offering utilizing Sikorsky’s autonomy capability. With Robinson Unmanned, […]

The Flight Control Revolution Is Boosting Lease Premiums

Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) Autonomy is no longer science fiction. Advanced flight control systems that augment pilot decisions with artificial intelligence and machine learning are moving […]

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 […]