If the skies have become dangerous, the ground battlefield has become a truly lethal trap. So instead of adding more and more ...

The United States is developing unmanned “loyal wingman” aircraft designed to operate alongside manned fighters such as the F-22. These drones can perform reconnaissance, electronic warfare, and ...

These unmanned loyal wingman jets are expected to fly alongside crewed sixth-generation fighters in a “wingman” drone capacity. The U.S. Air Force’s journey to field the world’s first-ever ...

Korean Air exhibited this concept model, which closely resembles the LOWUS loyal wingman, at the 2023 edition of the Seoul ADEX exhibition. (Gordon Arthur) CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Despite a recent ...

Adapting “loyal wingman” drones to helicopters is a fundamentally different challenge than adopting them to planes, as helicopters are far slower and operate at significantly lower altitudes. The ...

Japan's plan to develop a ‘loyal wingman' combat aircraft has gathered momentum with Subaru having delivered multiple unmanned aircraft to the Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) for ...

Uncrewed systems developer Syos Aerospace will shortly announce where in the UK it intends to locate a new production line for its SA200 rotary-wing drone. Although Syos already operates from a site ...

No audio available for this content. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has sponsored the development of two unmanned vehicles aimed at accompanying and augmenting the capability of today’s ...

An artist's impression of the Jackdaw loyal wingman revealed by QinetiQ at DSEI 2023. (QinetiQ) QinetiQ launched its “low-cost, high-performance” Jackdaw attritable unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at ...

The United Arab Emirates’ EDGE has formed a new company tasked with developing “high-performance aero engines and complete propulsion systems”, with a particular early focus placed on the uncrewed ...