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AFRL Successfully Flies New Robotically Piloted Air Platform

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AFRL Successfully Flies New Robotically Piloted Air Platform
A 1968 Cessna 206 with ROBOpilot installed preparing for engine start on the runway at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. (Courtesy photo)

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has announced the successful flight demonstration of a new robotically manned air platform whose technology could pave the way for more optionally manned aircraft in the future. The laboratory and DZYNE Technologies Inc. successfully completed a two-hour initial flight of the Robotic Pilot Unmanned Conversion Program (or ROBOpilot) Aug. 9 at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, per an Aug. 15 release. “This flight test is a testament to AFRL’s ability to rapidly innovate technology from…

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