The most promising ‘loyal wingman’ military drones in development
As the future of aerial combat moves towards teaming manned and unmanned vehicles, loyal wingman drones are taking…
Loyal Wingman
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Dive into the latest on Loyal Wingman, an autonomous combat aircraft designed to extend capabilities.
Airbus to unveil its Wingman concept at ILA Berlin 2024
Airbus will debut its Wingman concept at the International Aerospace Exhibition ILA in Berlin, which will take place…
USAF shortlists Anduril and General Atomics to develop drone wingmen
The US Department of the Air Force (DAF) has awarded funding to Anduril and General Atomics to develop…
US Air Force and DARPA test first dogfight with AI-piloted X-62A VISTA aircraft
The US Air Force Test Pilot School (USAFTPS) and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have collaborated…
Boeing breaks ground on new production facility for Australia’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat
Boeing has announced plans to build a production facility in Toowoomba, Queensland, to manufacture the MQ-28 Ghost Bat…
Loyal wingmen: the cyberpunk future of aerial warfare
A swarm of small, fast, cockpit-less fighter jets are flying in a tight circle around an F-35 Lightning…
USAF lays out plans for NGAD, loyal wingmen numbers
The US Air Force plans for the first batch of Next Generation Air Defense (NGAD) systems to consist…
US Navy orders two Kratos Valkyrie loyal wingman drones for testing
The US Navy placed an order for two Kratos Valkyrie loyal wingman drones to evaluate their potential applications.The…
Airbus launched FCAS loyal wingman demonstrator from A400M cargo hold
Airbus performed a new test of a Remote Carrier flight demonstrator – the loyal wingman drone for the…
Airbus unveils details of new heavy loyal wingman drone concept for FCAS
Airbus has revealed more information about the new loyal wingman drone intended to accompany the upcoming European sixth-generation…
First loyal wingman: USAF begins testing Valkyrie drone
The US Air Force has received its first two Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie stealth combat drones, the first loyal…
Lockheed Martin presents loyal wingman drone for F-35
Lockheed Martin reveals more details about the Speed Racer: a project to create a multirole drone tailor-made to…
US mulls buying Australian-made Boeing Loyal Wingman for NGAD
The US is discussing with Australia the purchase of the Australian-made Boeing MQ-28 combat drone, also known as…
Korean Air to build loyal wingman drone for South Korea’s air force
South Korea’s Agency for Defense Development (ADD) selected Korean Air as its preferred bidder to build an armed…
BAE reveals two new drone concepts to replace Mosquito
BAE Systems has revealed two new drone concepts that could take the place of the Mosquito loyal wingman program. One…
UK cancels Mosquito Loyal Wingman project
The UK Ministry of Defense announced the cancelation of Project Mosquito, a program to develop an advanced combat…
RAAF names Australian-produced Boeing military aircraft ‘MQ-28A Ghost Bat’
The Boeing Airpower Teaming System (ATS) unmanned air vehicle (UAV) has officially received the Australian designation MQ-28A Ghost…
Kratos reveals Demogorgon drone
Kratos is developing a new $8 million stealth drone. Known as the ‘Demogorgon’, it could be connected to…