Featured in KratosBYJoseph TrevithickDec 7, 2020ShareThese Three Companies Will Build Drones To Carry The Air Force’s “Skyborg” AI Computer BrainThe Skyborg program is seeking to infuse artificial intelligence-driven autonomy into modular unmanned air combat vehicles. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 7, 2020ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick and Jamie HunterJul 21, 2020ShareF-15 Eagle Seen Loaded With Loyal Wingman Drone For Previously Unknown TestsF-15s carrying loyal wingmen into the fight is a fascinating proposition, but what these tests could be for beyond that is even more intriguing. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick and Jamie HunterJul 21, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2020ShareThe Fight For The Air Force’s “Skyborg” Artificial Intelligence Equipped Drones Has BegunThe artificial intelligence-driven suite of systems could be flying loyal wingman type drones operationally in just a few years. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 19, 2020ShareUSAF Plans For Its “Skyborg” AI Computer Brain To Be Flying Drones In The Next Two YearsThe service envisions the artificial intelligence system eventually flying larger, more complex unmanned designs and in the cockpit with human pilots. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 19, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 20, 2020ShareAir Force’s Gray Wolf Program Tests Game-Changing Small Low-Cost Jet EngineThe Air Force funded the development of the engine as part of a project to develop low-cost cruise missiles, but it could have wider applications. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 20, 2020ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJan 18, 2020ShareThe Pentagon May Finally Get The Fighter-Sized Stealth Aerial Target Drone It Badly NeedsWell over a decade in the making, we finally got our first look at the 5th Generation Aerial Target, or 5GAT, that is slated to fly soon. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJan 18, 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 10, 2019ShareAir Force’s XQ-58A Valkyrie Drone Suffers Damage After Third Flight TestThe drone’s manufacturer Kratos says that the airbag system it uses to cushion its parachute landings after flights suffered an “anomaly.” BYJoseph TrevithickOct 10, 2019ShareBYJoseph 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 RogowayMar 6, 2019ShareAir Force’s Secretive XQ-58A Valkyrie Experimental Combat Drone Emerges After First FlightThe QX-58 may lead to a whole new class of highly-flexible and affordable unmanned combat air vehicles that could revolutionize how the USAF fights. BYTyler RogowayMar 6, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayFeb 12, 2019ShareLet’s Talk About The U.K.’s Sudden Move To Field A Drone Swarm SquadronThe new unit is yet another sign that high-end networked drones are going to begin taking on the toughest air combat missions. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayFeb 12, 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, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 19, 2017ShareUSAF Research Lab Has Released This Image Of Its Low-Cost Stealthy DroneThe rendering appears to depict a more advanced version of the Low Cost Attritable Strike prototype currently in development. BYTyler RogowayMay 19, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 7, 2017ShareMore Details Emerge On Kratos’ Optionally Expendable Air Combat DronesThe USAF doesn’t seem interested in fielding a high-end unmanned air combat vehicle, but they might be interested in fielding lots of cheaper, lower-end ones that they can even choose to throw away for certain missions. BYTyler RogowayFeb 7, 2017Share12
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 7, 2020ShareThese Three Companies Will Build Drones To Carry The Air Force’s “Skyborg” AI Computer BrainThe Skyborg program is seeking to infuse artificial intelligence-driven autonomy into modular unmanned air combat vehicles. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 7, 2020Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick and Jamie HunterJul 21, 2020ShareF-15 Eagle Seen Loaded With Loyal Wingman Drone For Previously Unknown TestsF-15s carrying loyal wingmen into the fight is a fascinating proposition, but what these tests could be for beyond that is even more intriguing. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick and Jamie HunterJul 21, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2020ShareThe Fight For The Air Force’s “Skyborg” Artificial Intelligence Equipped Drones Has BegunThe artificial intelligence-driven suite of systems could be flying loyal wingman type drones operationally in just a few years. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 19, 2020ShareUSAF Plans For Its “Skyborg” AI Computer Brain To Be Flying Drones In The Next Two YearsThe service envisions the artificial intelligence system eventually flying larger, more complex unmanned designs and in the cockpit with human pilots. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 19, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 20, 2020ShareAir Force’s Gray Wolf Program Tests Game-Changing Small Low-Cost Jet EngineThe Air Force funded the development of the engine as part of a project to develop low-cost cruise missiles, but it could have wider applications. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 20, 2020Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJan 18, 2020ShareThe Pentagon May Finally Get The Fighter-Sized Stealth Aerial Target Drone It Badly NeedsWell over a decade in the making, we finally got our first look at the 5th Generation Aerial Target, or 5GAT, that is slated to fly soon. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJan 18, 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 10, 2019ShareAir Force’s XQ-58A Valkyrie Drone Suffers Damage After Third Flight TestThe drone’s manufacturer Kratos says that the airbag system it uses to cushion its parachute landings after flights suffered an “anomaly.” BYJoseph TrevithickOct 10, 2019Share
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 RogowayMar 6, 2019ShareAir Force’s Secretive XQ-58A Valkyrie Experimental Combat Drone Emerges After First FlightThe QX-58 may lead to a whole new class of highly-flexible and affordable unmanned combat air vehicles that could revolutionize how the USAF fights. BYTyler RogowayMar 6, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayFeb 12, 2019ShareLet’s Talk About The U.K.’s Sudden Move To Field A Drone Swarm SquadronThe new unit is yet another sign that high-end networked drones are going to begin taking on the toughest air combat missions. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayFeb 12, 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
BYTyler RogowayMay 19, 2017ShareUSAF Research Lab Has Released This Image Of Its Low-Cost Stealthy DroneThe rendering appears to depict a more advanced version of the Low Cost Attritable Strike prototype currently in development. BYTyler RogowayMay 19, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 7, 2017ShareMore Details Emerge On Kratos’ Optionally Expendable Air Combat DronesThe USAF doesn’t seem interested in fielding a high-end unmanned air combat vehicle, but they might be interested in fielding lots of cheaper, lower-end ones that they can even choose to throw away for certain missions. BYTyler RogowayFeb 7, 2017Share