Teaming Helicopters And Drones Could Dominate Future Battlefields

Airbus medium helicopter concept

Airbus Helicopters’ concept of the future battlefield helicopter has a compound pusher configuration to provide a higher dash speed and gun-equipped drones for protection.

Credit: Airbus Helicopters
The military helicopter needs to evolve, employ longer-range weapons and work more closely with uncrewed aircraft systems if it is to survive on the high-intensity battlefields of the future, Airbus Helicopters CEO Bruno Even contends. As lessons emerge from Ukraine about the use of battlefield...
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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