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Boeing has designed and built an unmanned experimental Autonomously Piloted Vehicle called Condor, which has successfully flown. The flight control surfaces are operated using four basic types of electromechanical actuators (EMAs). A common controller design is used to operate all EMAs. This airplane utilizes only electrical secondary power to operate all the subsystems in the vehicle. So it is truly an “All Electric” airplane. This paper describes the Condor flight control actuation, propulsion control actuation, and electrical power generation and distribution systems. Each propulsion system is controlled by a single full authority digital Control Electronics Unit (CEU) with electrical actuators. A separate electronic Ignition Control Unit (ICU) drives the spark plugs, processes camshaft position sensors, and sends speed signals to the CEU and the mission computer.