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Gabriele Di Francesco, Xwing safety pilot, prepares for takeoff in 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)
| Date Taken: | 01.27.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 01.29.2024 17:45 |
| Photo ID: | 8214748 |
| VIRIN: | 240127-F-CA439-1104 |
| Resolution: | 6016x4016 |
| Size: | 8.72 MB |
| Location: | SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 104 |
| Downloads: | 9 |
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AFWERX Autonomy Prime, Xwing partner for autonomous flight demonstration
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