An air-launched self-defense weapon for tankers is now under study by four companies selected by the USAF for the first phase of a new acquisition program.
Government-owned software that enables swarming autonomy behaviors between collaborative uncrewed and crewed aircraft will require a primary developer, the U.S. Air Force says.
The Bashi pilot vehicle interface is at the heart of the U.S. Air Force’s goal to introduce collaborative combat aircraft in operational service by the end of the decade.
Canada’s industrial base features all of the components necessary to develop a domestic Autonomous Collaborative Platform. And yet no company has done so.
General Atomics YFQ-42A resumes flight after crash, advancing collaborative combat aircraft development with software fixes and risk reduction efforts.
The British Army narrows its search for an autonomous Apache wingman, with four companies advancing in Project NYX to deliver operational capability by 2030.
Pentagon plans to buy 10,000 low-cost cruise missiles and 500 hypersonic missiles annually, expanding its industrial base and accelerating procurement timelines.
Rheinmetall would plan to build Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bats collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) at its facility that is also building Lockheed Martin F-35 parts if it can convince the German government to buy the drone.
Anduril Industries has gathered five industry partners to support its work on the U.S. Space Force’s space-based interceptor program, the company says.
Lockheed is planning self-funded demonstration flights to show not only technical capability for rendezvous and proximity operations, but also the ability to do so “at scale."
