We’re all fired up! Our Boeing Australia team worked with the Royal Australian Air Force to complete the first start of the Loyal Wingman’s engine. The unmanned aircraft is the first military aircraft designed and made in Australia in over 50 years. The aircraft will continue ground testing and preparations for first flight. #AirpowerTeaming | The Boeing Company

Wheels up for the Loyal Wingman! 🛫 The #LoyalWingman achieved several major milestones recently in our collaboration with The Boeing Company. The highlight moment was the first time the landing gear was raised and engaged. A second aircraft also successfully completed its first flight mission. “It is so exciting seeing two aircraft in the air as the Loyal Wingman continues to excel in the flight test program,” said Air Vice-Marshal Cath Roberts, Head of Air Force Capability. RUAG Australia supp

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

157K views · 2.7K reactions | San Francisco-based aviation start-up Xwing says it has successfully used its advanced autopilot system in test flights to take off, fly and land a plane, all without a pilot. | Reuters | Facebook

46K views · 21 reactions | 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 | Facebook