MQ-20 Avenger Drone Demos Autonomous Intercept of Piloted Aircraft

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has ticked off another win for the MQ-20 Avenger drone, showing it can autonomously perform airborne interception in a series of demonstrations.

Using real-time data from its onboard sensors, the drone successfully tracked a piloted aircraft, calculated its trajectory, and fired a simulated shot — all without human input.

The company said the Avenger “would have destroyed the target” in a real engagement, underlining the platform’s ability to identify and neutralize threats on its own.

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