AFRL Seeks Automotive-Style Common Chassis For Skyborg UAS

Lockheed Martin LCAAT concept
Credit: Lockheed Martin
A key program inside the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is testing a hypothesis that multiple aircraft types designed for different purposes can be derived from a common chassis. In 2019, AFRL awarded contracts for the Low Cost Attritable Aircraft Platform Sharing (LCAAPS) program to four...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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