Air Force Research Lab Flies First Autonomous Collaborative "Off-Board Sensing" Drone

Published on March 11, 2024



The XQ-67A, an Off-Board Sensing Station drone, is designed to give the service "credible, affordable mass."

Prototype technology continues to aim high at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) as a new "autonomous collaborative platform" XQ-67A drone embarked upon its first flight to assess next-generation software and sensing technology. 

The idea is to engineer a small fleet of attritable, low-cost yet highly efficient and precise drones to "collaborate" with and operate alongside more advanced stealthy platforms such as the Air Force's Valkyrie drone with to give the service "credible, affordable mass." 

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