Get a look at the first unmanned #LoyalWingman prototype, one of three aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force. They are designed to extend and protect existing aircraft and are the foundation for the global Boeing Airpower Teaming System aircraft to be developed for other global forces. | The Boeing Company

299K views · 423 shares | Check out #LoyalWingman’s maiden flight! Together with Royal Australian Air Force, our Australian team created, built and completed the first test flight in three years. This smart, uncrewed aircraft works as part of a human-machine team to protect other piloted aircraft. | The Boeing Company | Facebook

The Loyal Wingman project has really taken off with its first ever flight! “A year ago this was a concept - now it’s a reality. It’s amazing to imagine and then create a new uncrewed aerial capability with our partner Boeing Australia, designed and made right here in Australia.” Air Vice-Marshal Cath Roberts. Watch as the Loyal Wingman prototype flies for the first time, supported by Boeing engineers and members of our Aircraft Research and Development Unit. #AusAirForce | Royal Australian Air F

23K views · 1K reactions | Wheels up for the Loyal Wingman!  The...

As shipping backlogs continue, some companies are looking to take their delivery operations to the sky. Walmart, along with commercial drone delivery company Zipline, is using small, autonomous aircrafts to make deliveries within a 50 mile radius of one center in Arkansas. https://cbsn.ws/3wZYRNU | CBS Mornings