sUAS News

Proteus completes maiden flight

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

After the reveal of Sikorsky's pilotless Black Hawk, European rival Leonardo just flew its new uncrewed helicopter design

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

Leonardo’s Proteus Naval Rotary-Wing UAS Demonstrator Flies

LONDON—Leonardo’s autonomous rotorcraft demonstrator Proteus has made its long awaited first flight. The distinctive uncrewed ...
The Aviationist

Proteus Autonomous Helicopter Completes Maiden Flight

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 ...
Shephard Media

Leonardo’s Proteus concludes ground tests with maiden flight on horizon

The technology demonstrator forms part of a wider effort to help the Royal Navy explore the potential of uncrewed systems supporting its existing crewed aviation platforms. Leonardo’s uncrewed ...
SpaceNews

Proteus Space Launches First AI Designed Spacecraft, Sets Multiple Records

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, CA – November 28, 2025 – Proteus Space announced the successful launch and first contact of MERCURY ONE, its inaugural four-payload ESPA class spacecraft. MERCURY ONE ...
Jane's Information Group

Proteus RWUAS completes ground runs ahead of flight tests

Leonardo's Proteus RWUAS technology demonstrator completed ground runs in November. (Crown Copyright) Leonardo Helicopters UK has successfully completed ground runs ...
Flightglobal

Leonardo Helicopters’ Proteus demonstrator poised to make first flight for UK Royal Navy

Leonardo Helicopters has edged a step closer to flying its AW09-based Proteus technology demonstrator for the UK Royal Navy (RN), with the unmanned aircraft having successfully undergone its first ...
Jalopnik

The Pros And Cons Of Rotary Engines

In a world dominated by pistons, the rotary engine was something different for motorists. It was the vision of German engineer Felix Wankel, built on the belief that the up-and-down motion of pistons ...
The New York Times

The Robots Fueling Amazon’s Automation

Meet Sparrow, Cardinal and Proteus. They’re the robots that, step by step, are replacing human workers in the company’s warehouses. By Karen Weise Karen Weise reported from Shreveport, La., and has ...
PC Gamer

I now know what my life has been missing and it's a set of rotary encoders sunk straight into the top of a mechanical-keebed Framework laptop, for some reason

Look, we've all got our kinks and this is mine. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. If you're hunting for a laptop with a ...
Jane's Information Group

Leonardo prepares for Proteus RWUAS flight-testing

Leonardo's full-scale technology demonstrator for the Royal Navy's Proteus ASW requirement, displayed in Farnborough, UK, in May 2025. (Richard Scott/NAVYPIX) Leonardo UK is completing the build of a ...