Navy Successfully Tests New Autonomous Aircraft Feature Aimed at Simplifying Mission Planning

Navy successfully tests new autonomous aircraft feature aimed at simplifying mission planning

The Navy successfully tested its Collaborative Autonomy Mission Planning information-sharing capability this month with autonomous aircraft.

The US Navy is figuring out new ways to turn human battle plans into orders autonomous aircraft can follow

A new tool was used in a recent demonstration involving an MQ-20 Avenger autonomous aircraft, which received the plans from the human operator.

U.S. Navy tests new tool to plan missions for autonomous jets

The U.S. Navy demonstrated a new system for planning and controlling autonomous combat aircraft during Gray Flag 2026, a large-force test event held at Point Mugu Sea Range in California this month. The Navy calls the system Collaborative Autonomy Mission Planning, or CAMP. The demonstration used a General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger acting as a surrogate […]

U.S. Navy links human mission planning to autonomous combat aircraft, moving uncrewed systems closer to operational fleet use

The U.S. Navy has tested software that allows mission plans created by human operators to be translated directly into instructions for autonomous combat aircraft.