Featured in GremlinsBYJoseph TrevithickNov 5, 2021ShareC-130 Successfully Snatches Gremlins Drone In MidairRecent tests demonstrated that a mothership aircraft could launch and recover an X-61A Gremlins drone in flight. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 5, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2021ShareThis Is Our First Look At How General Atomics’ Sparrowhawk Drone Will Get Caught In Mid-AirGeneral Atomics has offered new details about Sparrowhawk, which is designed to be launched and recovered in mid-air, including from other drones. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 26, 2021ShareMC-145B Wily Coyote Special Ops Planes Will Be Able To Launch Stealth Cruise MissilesThe ability to launch Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles could give the modified Polish transport aircraft a role in higher-end conflicts. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 26, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2021ShareGremlins Drones Could Be Rearmed Inside Their Mothership Transport AircraftDARPA’s Gremlins program is now looking at being able to restock expendable payloads on the drones in their mothership before sending them out again. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 1, 2021ShareHere’s Everything We Know About Skunk Works’ Secretive ‘Speed Racer’ ProgramThe design is primarily intended to validate new digital engineering tools and techniques, but that could be just the beginning. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 1, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 24, 2021ShareCheck Out The Mystery Drone Model On The Desk Of This General Atomics ExecutiveThis model, and another we could identify, provide a tantalizing glimpse into the company’s work on high-tech combat drones. BYThomas NewdickFeb 24, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 11, 2020ShareDARPA’s Gremlins Drones Were “Just Inches” From Successfully Being Recovered In FlightPreparations are already underway for more attempts to catch one of the Gremlins drones in mid-air. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 11, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 25, 2020ShareGeneral Atomics’ Sparrowhawk Drone-Launched Drone Breaks CoverThis low-cost unmanned demonstrator could give larger drones, such as the MQ-9 Reaper, game-changing new capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 25, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 18, 2020ShareWatch DARPA’s Air-Launched And Air-Recovered “Gremlins” Drone Take Its First FlightThe program aims to demonstrate the ability to launch and recover swarms of jet-powered drones in midair. BYTyler RogowayJan 18, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 9, 2019ShareTests For DARPA’s Gremlins Drones Are All Laid Out But May Be Headed To New VenueEarthquake damage to the Navy’s China Lake test base has already delayed the first test flight of these air-launched and recovered drones. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 9, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 11, 2018ShareThis New Video Showing DARPA’s Master Plan For Its Gremlins Drones Is AwesomeSemi-autonomous drone swarms that launch and recover from flying motherships are becoming a reality and that should terrify America’s enemies. BYTyler RogowayMay 11, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 18, 2018ShareDARPA Will Reel-In Its Gremlins Drones and Pluck Them Out Of The Sky Like Flying FishThe unmanned aircraft will link up with their C-130 mothership using a system similar to the probe-and-drogue refueling method. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 18, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 11, 2018ShareThis Is Our First Glimpse of a DARPA Gremlins Drone Being Launched or Recovered From A C-130The short clip shows a contractor-operated Hercules reeling out a single tethered prototype drone from its cargo bay. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 11, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 26, 2018ShareThis Is What the US Air Force Wants You To Think Air Combat Will Look Like in 2030A new Air Force Research Laboratory video depicts manned-unmanned teams, drone swarms, lasers and other advanced weapons, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 26, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 5, 2021ShareC-130 Successfully Snatches Gremlins Drone In MidairRecent tests demonstrated that a mothership aircraft could launch and recover an X-61A Gremlins drone in flight. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 5, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2021ShareThis Is Our First Look At How General Atomics’ Sparrowhawk Drone Will Get Caught In Mid-AirGeneral Atomics has offered new details about Sparrowhawk, which is designed to be launched and recovered in mid-air, including from other drones. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 26, 2021ShareMC-145B Wily Coyote Special Ops Planes Will Be Able To Launch Stealth Cruise MissilesThe ability to launch Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles could give the modified Polish transport aircraft a role in higher-end conflicts. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 26, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2021ShareGremlins Drones Could Be Rearmed Inside Their Mothership Transport AircraftDARPA’s Gremlins program is now looking at being able to restock expendable payloads on the drones in their mothership before sending them out again. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 1, 2021ShareHere’s Everything We Know About Skunk Works’ Secretive ‘Speed Racer’ ProgramThe design is primarily intended to validate new digital engineering tools and techniques, but that could be just the beginning. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 1, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 24, 2021ShareCheck Out The Mystery Drone Model On The Desk Of This General Atomics ExecutiveThis model, and another we could identify, provide a tantalizing glimpse into the company’s work on high-tech combat drones. BYThomas NewdickFeb 24, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 11, 2020ShareDARPA’s Gremlins Drones Were “Just Inches” From Successfully Being Recovered In FlightPreparations are already underway for more attempts to catch one of the Gremlins drones in mid-air. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 11, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 25, 2020ShareGeneral Atomics’ Sparrowhawk Drone-Launched Drone Breaks CoverThis low-cost unmanned demonstrator could give larger drones, such as the MQ-9 Reaper, game-changing new capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 25, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 18, 2020ShareWatch DARPA’s Air-Launched And Air-Recovered “Gremlins” Drone Take Its First FlightThe program aims to demonstrate the ability to launch and recover swarms of jet-powered drones in midair. BYTyler RogowayJan 18, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 9, 2019ShareTests For DARPA’s Gremlins Drones Are All Laid Out But May Be Headed To New VenueEarthquake damage to the Navy’s China Lake test base has already delayed the first test flight of these air-launched and recovered drones. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 9, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 11, 2018ShareThis New Video Showing DARPA’s Master Plan For Its Gremlins Drones Is AwesomeSemi-autonomous drone swarms that launch and recover from flying motherships are becoming a reality and that should terrify America’s enemies. BYTyler RogowayMay 11, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 18, 2018ShareDARPA Will Reel-In Its Gremlins Drones and Pluck Them Out Of The Sky Like Flying FishThe unmanned aircraft will link up with their C-130 mothership using a system similar to the probe-and-drogue refueling method. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 18, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 11, 2018ShareThis Is Our First Glimpse of a DARPA Gremlins Drone Being Launched or Recovered From A C-130The short clip shows a contractor-operated Hercules reeling out a single tethered prototype drone from its cargo bay. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 11, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 26, 2018ShareThis Is What the US Air Force Wants You To Think Air Combat Will Look Like in 2030A new Air Force Research Laboratory video depicts manned-unmanned teams, drone swarms, lasers and other advanced weapons, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 26, 2018Share
