Gremlins mid-air retrieval demonstration set for fall

By Briana Reilly / September 28, 2021 at 11:06 AM
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD -- The next flight test for the X-61A airborne retrieval system is slated for this fall, during which Dynetics’ Gremlins team lead said the program will showcase repeated recoveries of a single drone and more amid what he anticipates will be the first successful demonstration of the effort. The demonstration -- which would follow a failed push to employ the recovery system last October, leading officials to extend the testing series -- is also poised to include...

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