Air

Northrop’s YFQ-48A Talon Blue flies fully autonomously for the first time

The company-funded aircraft taxied, took off, maneuvered and landed without a pilot at Mojave Air and Space Port, with the flight announced Oct. 3. Northrop says the redesign uses about half as many parts and is roughly 1,000 pounds lighter, though there is no announced Air Force production commitment.

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