Northrop Grumman’s YFQ-48 Flies for the First Time

Northrop Grumman's autonomous Talon Blue takes first flight

Northrop Grumman’s Talon Blue has completed its first fully autonomous flight in Mojave, California, including taxi, takeoff, in-flight maneuvers, and landing.

The promising Talon Blue unmanned fighter aircraft from Northrop Grumman, which received the official designation YFQ-48A, made its first flight

The promising Talon Blue unmanned fighter aircraft from Northrop Grumman, which received the official designation YFQ-48A, made its first flight.#USA@new_militarycolumnist

Northrop’s Talon Blue drone wingman makes first flight

Northrop Grumman’s YFQ-48A Talon Blue, the company’s self-funded entry for the U.S. Air Force’s drone wingman program, has made its first flight, flying entirely on its own from taxi to landing in Mojave, California. The company announced the flight on Oct. 3. It said the aircraft taxied, took off, flew a series of maneuvers and […]

Northrop Grumman’s YFQ-48 Flies for the First Time

Northrop Grumman announced the first flight of the YFQ-48 Talon Blue, the company’s internally-funded Collaborative Combat Aircraft. Few months after the taxi tests, Northrop Grumman has now announced that its YFQ-48 Talon Blue has flown for the first time. The aircraft, the company’s internally-funded Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), completed its first fully autonomous flight, including […]

Northrop Grumman's Talon Blue Collaborative Combat Aircraft Has Flown

Northrop Grumman has placed its hopes in Talon Blue to capture a piece of the USAF's future Collaborative Combat Aircraft portfolio.

Northrop Grumman’s Talon Blue Collaborative Combat Aircraft Has Flown

We have a significant update on the fast-moving world of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) out of Mojave, California today. Northrop Grumman’s Talon Blue, which now has the official designation YFQ-48A, has taken to the skies for the first time. The existence of Talon Blue was first officially…