DARPA’s air-recoverable Gremlins drone completes third test
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By
Dylan Malyasov
Jan 22, 2021
U.S. aerospace contractor Dynetics, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leidos, has reported that the X-61A Gremlins demonstration system successfully completed a third test flight series.
Dynetics says the vehicle system has totaled seven flight hours during the month of November. The test took place at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
The details were given in a 20 January media release, to announce that third test series focused on two objectives – demonstrating the automated, manual safety behaviors and continuing progress toward multiple aerial docking attempts. The safety behaviors demonstrated safe operation of the X-61A Gremlins Air Vehicle (GAV) on the range in close formation with the manned C-130 recovery aircraft.
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