The Royal Navy called Leonardo's Proteus a new step in British aviation history.Royal Navy A new uncrewed helicopter design from European defense and aerospace company Leonardo has taken flight. The ...

Near Earth Autonomy completed its first autonomous test flight of the Leonardo AW139 helicopter in May. (Leonardo) A company working with the Marine Corps recently completed its first autonomous test ...

In the last month of last year, the British Ministry of Defense (MOD) introduced the world to the Atlantic Bastion program, which, in a nutshell, is an effort meant to counter increased Russian naval ...

Though autonomous helicopters like the Proteus are still cutting-edge technology, they are expected to play a major role in the Royal Navy’s operations in the near future. Last week, the Royal Navy ...

Aircraft already are, in some sense, capable of flying themselves, with the pilots on board relegated most of the time to roles that can be described as overseers. But there is a push these days, most ...

Leonardo Helicopters is uncertain if or when its Proteus uncrewed technology demonstrator will fly again following the autonomous platform’s maiden sortie earlier this year. In all, the Proteus ...

Keep your eyes peeled this summer for autonomous helicopters flying the Valley's skies. The big picture: Honeywell recently announced it conducted its first test of an autonomous Leonardo AW139 ...

PHOENIX – The first test flight of an autonomous military helicopter was successfully completed in Phoenix last month. Honeywell Aerospace Technologies is partnering with tech company Near Earth ...

Honeywell’s Leonardo AW139 has been modified to autonomous operation with Near Earth Autonomy. Credit: Honeywell Near Earth Autonomy, in collaboration with Honeywell, has completed the first ...