Anduril conducts the first flight of its jet-powered unmanned drone, flying it “semi-autonomously”, as the US Air Force plans swarms of unmanned jet drones
Anduril's jet-powered drone flew for the first time on Friday, the company and the U.S. Air Force said …
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Discussion
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@brad_rothenberg
Bradley Rothenberg
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big milestone for CCA
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@jessietweeting
@jessietweeting
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Let's do the math... a fleet of dozens of F-35's that are extremely difficult and time-consuming to build? Or thousands of these with parts that can be machined in any shop? Quantity is a quality of its own...
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@industrlpolicy
Dhiraj
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This has ~18kN engine thrust. If AI-powered drone jet fighters become capable in the near future,will this reduce the need for developing powerful engines? As instead field greater numbers of less powerful autonomous units on frontline potentially with stealth capabilities?
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@silentskyzero
Veronika
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In a war fought by drones, civilians are the only casualties.
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@normal_2610
@normal_2610
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Economics are brutal. $5 million drone with 18 kN thrust replacing a $100 million fighter means defence budgets stretch further. Nations like India or Australia can field credible deterrents without chasing fifth-gen engine tech. AI autonomy changes what “airpower” costs.😍
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@gabriel64869839
Gabriele Molinelli
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Both Increment 1 CCAs have now flown with Anduril's one finally taking its leap. The General Atomics one has been flying for a while.
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@mdcranney
Mark Cranney
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👏
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@ekriessmann
Erik Kriessmann
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First flight! Amazing progress and major milestone from @anduriltech + @usairforce on their autonomous fighter program CCA. 🛫🎉🇺🇸
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@shelbyholliday
Shelby Holliday
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A long-awaited flight and big news for the CCA program today:
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@secafofficial
@secafofficial
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Today, the @usairforce made continued progress in our CCA program with the first flight of the YFQ-44A developed by @anduriltech. This milestone shows how competition drives innovation & accelerates delivery. (1/2) [image]
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@palmerluckey
Palmer Luckey
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Thank you, Secretary Meink!
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@alexluck9
Alex Luck
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Note the irony of the “traditional legacy” developer flying their design two months ahead of the “mould breaking, outside the box thinking innovator”.
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@billythalheimer
Billy Thalheimer
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.@SECNAV, the @USNavy needs a Collaborative Combat Vessel program. Imagine Seagliders escorting the big grey boats. Maritime ready + 8x faster than any surface vessel... lots of possibilities. CCV ftw! [image]
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@jonhusted
Jon Husted
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Great to see one of Ohio's newest companies making incredible progress—innovating to strengthen our national security and defend freedom. 🇺🇸@PalmerLuckey @traestephens
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@fennelljw
@fennelljw
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The future. For FAA and RAF too. Although not this platform.
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@wolfejosh
Josh Wolfe
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History was just made. Lux family co @anduriltech has just successfully flown the FIRST EVER fully autonomous fighter jet ever in US history. 🇺🇸 🛫🤖💪 🇺🇸