UAV Flight Witnessed By French Military Officials
The Dassault Aviation AVE-D drone completed its first fully
autonomous demonstration flight on June 30 near Toul, France. The
flight, watched by representatives of France's Delegation Generale
pour l'Armement (DGA) armaments procurement agency, comprised a
completely automated sequence: roll from parking spot, runway
alignment, takeoff, in-flight maneuvers, landing, braking and
rolling back to the parking apron.