The U.S. Air Force’s effort to pair autonomous drones with manned fighter jets reached a concrete milestone when the YFQ-42A prototype completed flight testing designed to validate airworthiness, ...

The advent of military technology is rapidly giving rise to new and much more dangerous weapons systems. The loyal wingman programs are one such strategic system, involving Unmanned Combat Aerial ...

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 ...