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X-61A Gremlins Air Vehicle Has Second Test In Preparation For Airborne Recovery

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X-61A Gremlins Air Vehicle Has Second Test In Preparation For Airborne Recovery
The X-61A Gremlin Air Vehicle (Dynetics Photo)

Last month, Leidos [LDOS] subsidiary Dynetics, Inc., conducted its second risk reduction and performance verification test of the X-61A Gremlins Air Vehicle (GAV) at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Tactical Technology Office, the company said on Aug. 26. The first X-61A test last November featured one captive-carry mission on an Air Force C-130A transport aircraft and an airborne launch and 90 minute free flight, but the test flight vehicle was lost during ground…

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