Though autonomous helicopters like the Proteus are still cutting-edge technology, they are expected to play a major role in ...

Credit: Leonardo S.p.A. and subsidiaries 2026/Cover Images The UK’s first full-size autonomous helicopter has completed its ...

The UK’s first full-size autonomous helicopter, produced by Leonardo, has taken flight for the first time from the National Drone Hub facility at Predannack Airfield. The Proteus, developed by ...

The helicopter has been designed to conduct a range of missions, including anti-submarine warfare and patrolling the seas.

The Royal Navy highlighted its Hybrid Air Wing and Atlantic Bastion strategy as Leonardo’s full-scale Proteus autonomous ...

British aviation history has been made with the UK’s first truly autonomous helicopter completing its maiden flight, ...

The British Royal Navy on Friday said "the UK's first truly autonomous full-size helicopter," Leonardo's Proteus, completed its maiden flight.

British aviation history has been made in Cornwall with the UK’s first truly autonomous full-size helicopter completing its maiden flight.

Two MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters conducted their first operational Minuteman III ICBM convoy security mission to and from a ...

The UK's first autonomous full-size helicopter Proteus has completed its maiden flight. The Royal Navy said the helicopter was designed and built by Leonardo in Yeovil under a £60m programme for the ...

UK rotorcraft start-up Hill Helicopters has further delayed the first flight of its developmental HX50 light-single, pushing back the milestone until late 2026. Issues completing the parallel ...