World’s biggest, 75% reusable autonomous drone unveiled

Alabama-based startup Aevum unveiled the biggest autonomous drone in the world that could take small satellites and tactical nuclear warheads to space.

The drone, called Ravn X, is a fully autonomous vehicle. It is 80 feet long, and has a 60-foot wingspan, with a total max weight of 55,000 pounds including payload, TechCrunch reported.

The interesting part about the drone is that 70 per cent of the system is fully reusable and the company aims to develop it to a poit where it is almost 95 per cent reusable.

The space logistics and launch services startup recently gained the US Air Force’s attention and got over $12 million contracts from them, according to media reports.