BAE Systems held early talks with Japanese defense companies aiming to co-develop drones to accompany fighter jets.

As part of the service’s sixth-generation fighter project, CCAs are expected to fly alongside the jets as autonomous drone wingmen. Perhaps until NGAD is more finalized, these CCAs could fly ...

with the intended role as a fighter (indicated by the ‘F’ basic mission). Once development is completed, and should the drones enter service with the USAF, production aircraft will take the ...