This spring, 60 Minutes got the media's first look at " Fury ," a jet with no cockpit and no pilot, built by the defense-tech startup Anduril .

Now, this futuristic fighter has taken a very real step forward — its first test flight. The prototype built for the U.S. military and designated YFQ-44A, made its maiden flight at the end of October, showing the Air Force's plan for autonomous wingmen is accelerating fast.

Anduril calls Fury's first flight semi-autonomous and says it isn't piloted remotely. Instead, it operates by itself, carrying out mission plans and adjusting its flight without human input.

It returns to land when commanded. And the whole time, a person monitors its actions rather than directly flying it.

Fury is a Collaborative Combat Aircraft, or CCA. It's powered b

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