Tests For DARPA’s Gremlins Drones Are All Laid Out But May Be Headed To New Venue
Defense contractor Dynetics has offered new details about its flight test plans for the first prototypes of its X-61A Gremlins reusable, air-launched and recovered drones. Unfortunately, the program, which aims to eventually demonstrate the ability of these unmanned aircraft to operate as a low-cost drone swarm, is facing delays after earthquakes left the U.S. Navy’s sprawling China Lake test base in California severely damaged earlier this year. Multiple testing phases may now have to move to the U.S. Army’s Dugway Proving Grounds in Utah.