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>The British Royal Navy has successfully completed the maiden flight of the Leonardo Proteus, the UK’s first autonomous full-size helicopter.
On January 16, 2026, the Royal Navy announced that the demonstrator, built exclusively for its use, had operated from Predannack airfield in Cornwall.
In September 2025, Leonardo’s Managing Director of Helicopters UK, Nigel Colman, told AeroTime at DSEI in London that the Royal Navy wanted to see Proteus fly “this year”.
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From the post:
>>The British Royal Navy has successfully completed the maiden flight of the Leonardo Proteus, the UK’s first autonomous full-size helicopter.
On January 16, 2026, the Royal Navy announced that the demonstrator, built exclusively for its use, had operated from Predannack airfield in Cornwall.
In September 2025, Leonardo’s Managing Director of Helicopters UK, Nigel Colman, told AeroTime at DSEI in London that the Royal Navy wanted to see Proteus fly “this year”.