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As the company cuts costs in other areas, a new drone flew for the first time last week.

The Boeing Loyal Wingman during its first flight. (Photo: Boeing) The new digitally engineered Boeing Loyal Wingman UAV went from design to the first flight in just three years. Boeing and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) announced on March 1, 2021, that the Loyal Wingman Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, known also as Airpower Teaming System (ATS) unmanned aircraft, has successfully flown for the first time. The test flight, which took place on February 27, was performed under the supervision of a Boeing test pilot monitoring the aircraft from a ground control station at the Woomera Range Comple...

Boeing Co and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) yesterday said they had completed the first flight test on a pilotless fighter-like jet designed to operate in conjunction with crewed aircraft. The “Loyal Wingman,” the first military aircraft to be designed and manufactured in Australia in more than 50 years, made its first flight on Saturday under the supervision of a Boeing test pilot monitoring it from a ground control station in South Australia. The Loyal Wingman is 11.6m long, has a 2,000 nautical mile (3,704km) range and a nose that can be outfitted with various payloads. It can a...

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/boeing-to-base-u-s/"></div>SYDNEY (Reuters) – Boeing Co will use a pilotless, fighter-like jet developed in Australia as the basis for its U.S. Air Force Skyborg prototype, an executive at the plane maker said on Tuesday. The “Loyal Wingman”, the first military aircraft to be designed and manufactured in Australia in more than 50 years, made its first […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below...

Boeing Co will use a pilotless, fighter-like jet developed in Australia as the basis for its US Air Force Skyborg prototype, an executive at the plane maker said on Tuesday.