DARPA catches airborne X-61 Gremlins drone from C-130 cargo ramp

By Garrett Reim2021-11-05T20:50:00

X-61 Gremlins UAV being deployed - 5 November 2021 c DARPA

Source: DARPA

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in October for the first time caught an airborne X-61 Gremlins unmanned air vehicle using a mechanical arm and towed docking “bullet” deployed from the cargo ramp of a Lockheed Martin C-130.

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