DARPA has awarded Aurora Flight Sciences a phase 2 contract for its CRANE (Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors) program, following wind tunnel testing of a small-scale X-plane that ...

We generally tend to think about aircraft in a binary way, at least when it comes to how they are operated: you either have piloted aircraft, or uncrewed ones, and that's about it. But there is ...

A Canadian air cargo startup called Ribbit is planning to test pilotless flights for deliveries in remote areas of the country, Northern Ontario Business has reported. The company signed a $1.3 ...

Remotely piloted aircraft are flying in and around airports to help the FAA develop certification standards for large uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS). The data collection flights in and around the ...

Inmarsat has announced a collaboration with Reliable Robotics, a leader in safety-enhancing aircraft automation systems, to support the safe, secure and efficient integration of remotely piloted ...

DARPA's CRANE program aims to eliminate traditional external aircraft control surfaces by developing the X-65, an experimental demonstrator aircraft. The X-65 will use Active Flow Control (AFC) ...

NOTE TO EDITORS AND NEWS DIRECTORS: You are invited to cover test flights of a small, remote-control airplane – an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) — on Aug. 19 from 9 a.m. to noon PDT at the San Bernabe ...

The first unmanned aircraft control station has been fitted in a US Navy (USN) aircraft carrier – a major milestone in the service’s journey to integrate uncrewed jets into the carrier air wing. The ...