Posted on May 17, 2021
5 Technologies That Are Changing How the US Military Fights
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3. “Loyal Wingman”
Boeing is developing a hybrid drone-jet designed to be a “sidekick” to fourth- and fifth-generation fighter aircraft. The autonomous drones are designed to use AI to fly in support of manned fighters to gather information about a target area or enemy capabilities before a strike occurs.
This is another technology that is already in the testing phase, as three defense contractors have put forward designs for a Loyal Wingman drone -- but the Royal Australian Air Force already has begun testing Boeing’s prototype.
3. “Loyal Wingman”
Boeing is developing a hybrid drone-jet designed to be a “sidekick” to fourth- and fifth-generation fighter aircraft. The autonomous drones are designed to use AI to fly in support of manned fighters to gather information about a target area or enemy capabilities before a strike occurs.
This is another technology that is already in the testing phase, as three defense contractors have put forward designs for a Loyal Wingman drone -- but the Royal Australian Air Force already has begun testing Boeing’s prototype.
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Are we getting to reliant on high tech?
Read “2034: A Novel of the Next World War,” by Elliot Ackerman and Adm. James Stavridis and you may wonder.
Read “2034: A Novel of the Next World War,” by Elliot Ackerman and Adm. James Stavridis and you may wonder.
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