6 Firms to Join Northrop in Autonomous-Flight Effort

6 firms to join Northrop in autonomous-flight effort

The companies aim to use the defense giant's Beacon ecosystem to flight-test their offerings later this year.

Northrop Grumman Unveils First Partners for Beacon Autonomous Flight Testbed Ecosystem — Global Defense Insight

Northrop Grumman has announced first six industry partners who will utilize its Beacon testbeds. The inaugural Beacon participants are: Applied Intuition, Autonodyne, Merlin, Red 6, Shield AI, and SoarTech. These companies will integrate and test their autonomous solutions using Model 437 aircraft. Northrop Grumman integrated its hardware on these Scale Composite-built aircrafts. Grumman’s autonomy systems hardware is flight-proven. “Beacon is a…

Red 6 to integrate augmented reality technology into Northrop Grumman’s Beacon mission testbed

ATARS delivers immersive outdoor virtual environments for realistic, high-level training scenarios, enhancing safety, reducing airspace constraints, and supporting sustainable operations. Red 6 is already using this technology to train pilots in collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) formations, aligning with future military aviation needs.     “The Beacon program represents the future of autonomous mission development, and we’re excited to contrib…