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The X-61 stemmed from the DARPA Gremlins program to demonstrate a recoverable, low-cost UAV with digital flight controls and navigation systems. It is designed to be recovered in midair by a modified transport airplane following its mission. [ 1 ]
It manufactures a range of autonomous drones under the Corvo brand. The PPDS comprises a low-cost but military-grade system, capable of re-use but cheap enough to be treated as expendable when required. [5] The PPDS was initially developed in partnership with the Australian Army, under a contract worth $1.1 million.
A XQ-58 Valkyrie deploys an Altius-600 unmanned aircraft system. The XQ-58 Valkyrie fell within the USAF Research Laboratory's Low Cost Attritable Aircraft Technology (LCAAT) portfolio, whose objectives included designing and building unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) faster, by developing better design tools and maturing and using commercial manufacturing processes to reduce production ...
Applied Aeronautics was founded by Ryan Johnston and Justin Martin with the goal of developing a UAV platform that would sit between the two extremes in the unmanned aircraft market: the low cost and high fragility of traditional hobbyist drones on one end, and the high cost of durable, professional drones on the other.
The principal application is to elevate the role of human pilots to mission commanders, leaving AIs as "loyal wingmen" to operate under their tactical control as high-skill operators of relatively low-cost robotic craft. [3] [4] [5] Loyal wingmen can perform other missions as well, as "a sensor, as a shooter, as a weapons carrier, as a cost ...
Data from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Gray Eagle. [2] General characteristics. Crew: Unmanned; Capacity: 360 kg (800 lb) Length: 28 ft 0 in (8.53 m) Wingspan: 56 ft 0 in (17 m) Height: 6 ft 11 in (2.1 m) Max takeoff weight: 3,600 lb (1,633 kg) Powerplant: 1 × Thielert Centurion 1.7 Heavy-Fuel Engine , 165 hp (123 kW) Performance
Vanilla Unmanned was founded by aerostructures designer Daniel Hatfield, systems engineer Neil Boertlein, and program manager Jeremy Novara. This team designed, built, and flew the VA001 prototype. [1] In October 2020, Vanilla Unmanned was acquired by Platform Aerospace, a provider of aircraft prototyping, modification, and systems integration. [2]
Two prototype targets were built and test flown in 2001. The BQM-167A was selected as the next-generation Air Force subscale aerial target in July 2002. A total of six targets were built for use during the flight performance demonstration (FPD) phase with its first flight 8 December 2004. A total of 13 FPD launches were made into March 2006. [1]