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An X-61 Gremlin Air Vehicle (GAV), an unmanned reconnaissance vehicle developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), has been recovered while in mid-flight for the first time, DARPA announced Friday.
During the demonstration held last month, two of the drones performed autonomous formation flying positions before one GAV was recovered by a C-130 – the other drone was destroyed during flight.
DARAP, which is the research and development agency of the U.S. Department of Defense, conducted another testing with the remaining GAV, which was recovered and flown again in 24 hours.
The demonstration is a major milestone in the U.S. military's work toward using a mothership to deploy swarms of drones over a battlefield.
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An X-61 Gremlin Air Vehicle (GAV), an unmanned reconnaissance vehicle developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), has been recovered while in mid-flight for the first time
Lt. Col. Paul Calhoun, program manager for Gremlins in DARPA's Tactical Technology Office, said in a statement: 'This recovery was the culmination of years of hard work and demonstrates the feasibility of safe,
