Air Force Warfighters Fly Anduril's Fury Drone From Laptop, No Base Required
Combat crews from the Air Force's Experimental Operations Unit flew Anduril's YFQ-44A Fury collaborative combat aircraft from a simulated forward operating base using only a ruggedized laptop, marking the first time warfighters—not engineers—operated the semiautonomous drone without fixed infrastructure.
Air Force hands full control of Anduril's Fury drone to combat crews
Anduril's YFQ-44A Fury passed its first combat-crew evaluation at Edwards AFB, with warfighters — not test pilots — executing full operational control. The milestone gates the production downselect decision due this summer.