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    AFWERX Autonomy Prime, Xwing partner for autonomous flight demonstration [Image 11 of 13]

    AFWERX Autonomy Prime, Xwing partner for autonomous flight demonstration

    SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    01.29.1320

    Photo by Matthew C Clouse 

    Air Force Research Laboratory

    Gabriele Di Francesco, Xwing safety pilot, conducts a preflight inspection of N101XW, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan that flies autonomously, at McClellan Airfield in Sacramento, California, Jan. 27, 2024. AFWERX, the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force, has awarded Xwing two Small Business Innovation Research contracts, a Phase Two in March 2023 to conduct autonomous flight trials and optimize the technology for future missions and a Phase Three in December 2023 to demonstrate the capability in an operationally relevant environment. Xwing's autonomous flight technology allows its aircraft to taxi, takeoff, fly to a destination, avoid airborne and ground threats, and land, without any human input. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Clouse)

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    Date Taken: 01.29.1320
    Date Posted: 01.29.2024 17:45
    Photo ID: 8214746
    VIRIN: 240127-F-CA439-1098
    Resolution: 4840x4016
    Size: 6.6 MB
    Location: SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, US

    Web Views: 51
    Downloads: 4

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