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  • Aurora Flight Sciences

    Autonomous helicopter makes first operational delivery to Marines

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    Steve Dent
    Steve Dent
    05.18.2018

    Drones are coming to the battlefield faster than you think. Aurora Flight Sciences recently unveiled an autonomous, LiDAR equipped helicopter called AACUS, which was already an impressive feat, considering a helicopter's complexity. Now, for the first time, it has completed an autonomous, closed-loop cargo mission, delivering gas, water and medical supplies to US Marines during an integrated training exercise in California.