Talon Blue Makes First Flight

MojaveNorthrop’s Talon Blue completed its first fully autonomous flight.

It joins Anduril and General Atomics in competing for the US Air Force’s next hundreds of jets.

Northrop Grumman said the company-funded jet taxied, took off, manoeuvred and landed itself, with a lower part count to cut cost.

Increment 2, the Air Force’s next purchase of hundreds of aircraft, still has undefined requirements.

Sources: The War Zone