Search

Autonomy Prime Fly-Off to Focus on Alternative Navigation

Autonomy Prime Fly-Off to Focus on Alternative Navigation
Griff Aviation's 8-foot Griff 135 unmanned aerial system lifts off from the Eglin AFB,, Fla. range last Oct. 26. The aircraft was part of autonomy testing for the Autonomy, Data and AI Experimentation Proving Ground (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force’s innovation arm, AFWERX, released an Innovative Capabilities Opening for Autonomy Prime on Jan. 31 to develop low-cost autonomous technologies for the service and to conduct a small drone fly-off at Duke Field, Fla., focusing on navigation systems that provide an alternative to GPS, if the latter is jammed or unusable. Autonomy Prime is to build upon the commercial electric vertical takeoff and landing-focused Agility Prime effort, which began in 2020. Air Force acquisition chief Andrew Hunter…

Subscriber-only content. Please log in below.

Not a subscriber or registered user yet?

Please contact us at clientservices@accessintel.com or call us at 888-707-5814 (Monday – Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. and Friday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET.), to start a free trial, get pricing information, order a reprint, or post an article link on your website.



Congress Updates

Lawmakers Request DoD Briefing On Army’s Planned Cuts To Aviation Procurement

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has sent a letter asking the Pentagon for a briefing on the potential industrial base impacts as a result of the Army’s planned cuts […]


CENTCOM Looking To Lessons Learned From Use Of LUCAS Drones

U.S Central Command (CENTCOM) is looking to lessons learned from its use of Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones by Phoenix-based SpektreWorks, according to CENTCOM head Adm. Brad Cooper. […]


Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told lawmakers the Pentagon is open to reviewing the Army’s planned procurement cuts to its legacy manned aviation fleet. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), ranking member […]


Appropriators Press For Details On Iran War Costs; DoD’s $29B Estimate Doesn’t Include Base Damage

The Pentagon estimates the U.S.’ ongoing conflict with Iran has now cost at least $29 billion, while a lead official noted the updated figure does not factor in damage to […]