Airbus Defence and Space, part of the Europe-based Airbus group, announced on Monday that it had, for the first time, both successfully launched and controlled an uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV), or drone, from an A400M military airlift aircraft. Early this year, the company had successfully launched a drone from an A400M, but the drone had not been controlled after launch. The drone employed in the latest test was a modified Airbus Do-DT25, and its launch device had been developed in just six months. After being released from its carrier aircraft, the DT25’s engines were ignited and it was flown. The A400M crew then handed over control of the drone to a ground operator, who safely landed it.
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