First autonomous, small helicopter flight avoiding wires, trees, and buildings

First autonomous quadrotor flight

First autonomous helicopter flight

Autonomous navigation and mapping of waterways under the canopy

First self-contained, sealed autonomy system for safe flight and landing

First autonomous tactical landing into unknown territory with a direct approach without overflight

Autonomous system development for ship deck landing

First helicopter to autonomously operate in austere, unprepared environments

High accuracy, long distance, GPS-denied navigation

First use of autonomy system on commercial electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft

Evaluation of closed-loop autonomy for small cargo delivery applications with eVTOL aircraft

Cargo transport with autonomous helicopter

Ship deck landing using passive vision on hybrid VTOL aircraft

Autonomous helicopter flight and landing in degraded visual environments

Lightweight autonomy for contested logistics in confined environments

Ship deck landing using passive vision with hybrid VTOL aircraft

Resupply uncrewed aerial system (UAS) capable of moving heavy loads for cargo delivery missions

Ship deck pattern recognition using passive vision with hybrid VTOL aircraft