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Aviation WeekThierry Dubois

Daher flies TBM‑derived MALE UAV demonstrator to validate autonomous flight

Daher completed flight trials of a TBM-series turboprop converted into a medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned demonstrator, validating onboard autonomous flight systems on the modified single‑engine platform. The sortie demonstrates Daher's use of an existing airframe to explore persistent ISR and autonomy roles for defence.

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