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Rendering of X-BAT (Credit: Shield AI)

Shield AI reveals VTOL autonomous fighter jet dubbed X-BAT

The company expects to conduct first vertical-take-off-and-landing (VTOL) flight tests of X-BAT sometime next year.

Oct 22, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

DEVCOM’s MX Black Hawk aircraft to be equipped with the MATRIX autonomy system. (Sikorsky photo)

DARPA to test autonomous flight capability on Army’s Black Hawk helicopter in 2025

Sikorsky has received a contract to integrate its MATRIX autonomy system onto a UH-60M and conduct demonstrations next year.

Oct 14, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

A BQM-177 aerial target conducts test flight from China Lake, Calif. (U.S. Navy photo)

Navy testing autonomous flight capabilities with aerial targets

NAVAIR has launched a new effort to integrate an AI-enabled pilot with the BQM-177A.

Aug 30, 2024 By Mikayla Easley