Northrop Grumman (NOC) on Thursday said it successfully conducted a flight test in which an experimental aircraft switched between different autonomy software systems mid-flight without interrupting ...

The collaborative combat aircraft was grounded for nearly one month after a crash. The General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) YFQ-42A collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) prototype has resumed ...

When a cutting-edge military drone crashes in the California desert, it normally spells disaster for years of development and billions in funding. But for the U.S. Air Force’s revolutionary YFQ-42A ...

Northrop Grumman's Talon IQ demonstrates a mission autonomy flight in Mojave, California. The company has completed eight mission autonomy flights as of April 2026. (Northrop Grumman) Northrop Grumman ...

The US Air Force has taken delivery of a Lockheed Martin F-35A fighter that will be employed for testing software updates and new weapons. The US Air Force (USAF) has taken delivery of a Lockheed ...

The first Boeing MQ-25A Stingray carrier-based unmanned tanker aircraft conducted its first flight test on April 25, a year later than previously planned, the Navy and Boeing revealed on April 27. The ...

SpaceX chief Elon Musk said in February that the mighty Starship rocket would embark on its 12th test flight this month, although several more recent reports have suggested that it might not leave the ...

SpaceX launched the newest version of its giant Starship rocket Friday (May 22), from a recently completed second pad at its Starbase manufacturing and test facility in South Texas. Liftoff occurred ...

SpaceX launched a revamped Super Heavy-Starship rocket Friday on a flight to test more powerful engines, enhanced control systems and a host of other upgrades needed to streamline operations and ...