RTX’s Collins Aerospace reported successful test results for its Sidekick mission autonomy software during a flight of General Atomics’ YFQ-42A uncrewed jet for the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program. The software enabled a four-hour semi-autonomous flight supervised by a ground human operator and demonstrated integration with the aircraft’s mission systems to deliver precise piloting commands. These results have already been presented as part of the announced test flight.

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