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4 Oct

Northrop Grumman’s autonomous cost-cutter Talon Blue takes first flight

Northrop Grumman’s YFQ-48A Talon Blue completed its first fully autonomous flight in Mojave, California. The company announced the flight of the internally funded collaborative combat aircraft after earlier taxi tests. The aircraft is outside the Air Force’s initial CCA production contracts but may compete in future programs.

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Joby Completes First Autonomous Flight Across the United States

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Airbus A350F freighter completes maiden flight in Toulouse

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Stratolaunch acquires Boeing 777 for hypersonic flight testing

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Northrop Grumman completes first autonomous Talon Blue flight

Northrop Grumman has completed the first fully autonomous flight of its YFQ-48A Talon Blue aircraft, including taxiing, take-off, in-flight manoeuvres and landing, as the US defence contractor seeks to accelerate the development of lower-cost…

AviTrader•Heike Tamm9 Oct

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Northrop Grumman’s Talon Blue Conducts First Autonomous Flight

Designated YFQ-48A by the U.S. Air Force, the aircraft is a candidate for the branch’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program.

FLYING Magazine•Jack Daleo8 Oct

South Korea successfully tests first hypersonic glide vehicle

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Aero-News Network8 Oct

SkyDrive partners with Kansai enterprises to study eVTOL ops in western Japan

SkyDrive announced that it has launched a joint initiative with leading enterprises in the Kansai region to evaluate and advance the commercial deployment and operational framework for eVTOL aircraft in […]

Asian Aviation•Asian Aviation Staff7 Oct

A2Z Drone Delivery tapped for Indonesian drone trials

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Asian Aviation•Asian Aviation Staff7 Oct

Northrop Talon Blue Makes First Autonomous Flight

YFQ-48A completed taxi, takeoff, flight maneuvers and landing autonomously during its first flight in Mojave.

AVweb•Matt Ryan6 Oct

Jury Finds Air Taxi Firm Joby Breached NDA, Misused Trade Secrets

Company’s counterclaims also rejected, including that Aerosonic sold it defective air data probes.

FLYING Magazine•Jack Daleo6 Oct

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Joby Hit With $116.9 Million Trade-Secret Verdict

Jury found the eVTOL developer breached a confidentiality agreement and misappropriated technology related to aircraft air data probes.

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