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Northrop Grumman's Talon Blue completes first fully autonomous flight

Conducting company-funded flight test campaign

Northrop Grumman's YFQ-48A Talon Blue flew itself on October 3 at Mojave, Calif., handling taxi, takeoff, in-flight maneuvers, and landing without a pilot. The company-funded drone is Northrop's answer to losing the Air Force's first Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) contract round.

Updated Oct 18