Support Grows For Unmanned Tanker, Transport Aircraft

Credit: Il-112V: United Aircraft Corp.
From surviving in contested airspace to supplying remote areas, interest in unmanned transport and tanker aircraft is growing. A U.S. Senate committee is proposing funding to “explore options for optionally manned and more survivable tankers,” while Russia’s Ilyushin is studying an unmanned cargo...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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