Drone Swarms And Combat Cloud Prioritized In RAF Road Map

Tony Osborne July 21, 2021
RAF Airbus A330 Voyager Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft
Nexus has already undergone several flight tests on board an RAF Airbus A330 Voyager Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft.
Credit: Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is taking its initial steps into a new era of networked warfare with the planned introduction of its combat cloud and the accelerated service entry of a drone swarm capability. Commanders say the Royal Air Force-developed Nexus combat cloud can equip any platform on land, sea and...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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