Aurora Flight Sciences

Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing company, develops advanced aircraft, autonomous flight systems, propulsion and composite manufacturing processes. Founded in 1989 and headquartered at Manassas Regional Airport, it has designed and flown dozens of experimental and operational aircraft.

Facts

Segment: Aerial Robotics And Drones
Country: United States
Founded: 1989
Website: https://www.aurora.aero/

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Timeline

2026-02-19 - Demonstration - Aurora demonstrates FALCON AI control on uncrewed surface vessels - The DARPA LINC program demo used 1.5-meter and 5-meter uncrewed surface vessels to simulate underway replenishment hazards. AI-guided control kept the vessel pair inside the safe zone 94% of the run and reduced recovery time after induced hazards by 61%… - source: aurora.aero

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Relations

DARPA LINC program - Program Sponsor - Aurora demonstrated FALCON control technology under DARPA's LINC program.
MIT Aerospace Controls Laboratory and MIT Marine Autonomy Laboratory - Research Partner - Aurora worked with MIT aerospace and marine autonomy labs on FALCON control architecture.

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