Featured in AFRLBYThomas NewdickMay 20, 2021ShareSpecial Operations Command Is Now Seeking A High-Speed VTOL AircraftThe special ops folks want something that is far faster than the CV-22 and even leapfrogs the next generation of high-speed rotorcraft technology. BYThomas NewdickMay 20, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 5, 2021ShareFirst Test Flight Of Skyborg’s “Computer Brain” Flown On UTAP-22 Loyal Wingman DroneWhile the familiar UTAP-22 was used for this early test, Boeing, General Atomics, and Kratos will soon begin supplying new drones for further testing. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 5, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 4, 2021ShareCrash In Iraq Helps Unmask Secretive Ultra-Quiet Special Operations Drone ProgramThe loss of a Long Endurance Aircraft Program drone has provided the first real window into these discreet drones and their operations. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 4, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 1, 2021ShareHere’s Everything We Know About Skunk Works’ Secretive ‘Speed Racer’ ProgramThe design is primarily intended to validate new digital engineering tools and techniques, but that could be just the beginning. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 1, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 24, 2021ShareCheck Out The Mystery Drone Model On The Desk Of This General Atomics ExecutiveThis model, and another we could identify, provide a tantalizing glimpse into the company’s work on high-tech combat drones. BYThomas NewdickFeb 24, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 23, 2021ShareLaser Defense Pod For The Air Force’s Fighter Jets Is Finally Taking ShapeThe much-delayed SHiELD program is finally coming together, with official plans to deliver the finished demonstrator pod later this year. BYThomas NewdickFeb 23, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 7, 2020ShareThese Three Companies Will Build Drones To Carry The Air Force’s “Skyborg” AI Computer BrainThe Skyborg program is seeking to infuse artificial intelligence-driven autonomy into modular unmanned air combat vehicles. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 7, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 4, 2020ShareMQ-9 Reaper Flies With AI Pod That Sifts Through Huge Sums Of Data To Pick Out TargetsThe system is designed to help parse through mountains of intelligence data quickly so that operators only get data-linked objects of interest. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 4, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 1, 2020ShareTest Aircraft Have Been Lugging DARPA’s Prototype Hypersonic Cruise Missiles AroundLive flight tests of these secretive air-breathing hypersonic weapons could be imminent. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 1, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 23, 2020ShareAir Force’s Mayhem Project Tied To Hypersonic Engines For Planes Such As The SR-72The service wants these hypersonic demonstrators to have advanced air-breathing jet engines at their core. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 23, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 22, 2020ShareTiny Missile Interceptor To Defend Aircraft Against Enemy Missile Attacks Moves ForwardThese miniature weapons could provide a robust hard-kill defensive option for everything from stealth fighters to bombers to tankers. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 22, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 14, 2020ShareAir Force Close To Test Firing Low-Cost Cruise Missile As Work On Swarming Munitions ProgressesThe service is developing inexpensive stand-off munitions that can be networked together and with other weapons. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 14, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2020ShareAir Force Hits Major Snags With Fighter And Missile Defense Airborne Laser InitiativesThe service says that technical problems and other issues have dogged the programs, which have led to at least a two-year delay. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 24, 2020ShareGlitzy Air Force Video Lays Out “Skyborg” Artificial Intelligence Combat Drone ProgramThe presentation outlines potential future mission sets, including air-to-air combat, and how the drones will fit into the service’s larger plans. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 24, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 9, 2020ShareAir Force Is Looking Beyond Traditional Orbits To Get An Upper Hand In SpaceConcerns about new threats and challenges, especially from China, are pushing efforts both closer to and farther away from Earth. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 9, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 4, 2020ShareManned Fighter To Face Autonomous Drone Next Year In Sci-Fi Movie-Like ShowdownThe planned test is part of a project to develop an artificial intelligence-driven drone that could change the face of air combat. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 4, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2020ShareAir Force Unveils First Test Of Arsenal Plane Concept And New CLEAVER MunitionThe Air Force is now actively pursuing a stand-off strike capability for its cargo aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2020ShareThe Fight For The Air Force’s “Skyborg” Artificial Intelligence Equipped Drones Has BegunThe artificial intelligence-driven suite of systems could be flying loyal wingman type drones operationally in just a few years. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 19, 2020ShareUSAF Plans For Its “Skyborg” AI Computer Brain To Be Flying Drones In The Next Two YearsThe service envisions the artificial intelligence system eventually flying larger, more complex unmanned designs and in the cockpit with human pilots. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 19, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2020ShareExclusive: Unmasking Northrop Grumman’s XRQ-72A Great Horned Owl Spy DroneThe U.S. Intelligence Community led the development of this very quiet and high-efficiency unmanned reconnaissance aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 20, 2020ShareAir Force’s Gray Wolf Program Tests Game-Changing Small Low-Cost Jet EngineThe Air Force funded the development of the engine as part of a project to develop low-cost cruise missiles, but it could have wider applications. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 20, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 9, 2020ShareAir Force Displays Model Of Exotic And Potentially Revolutionary Hybrid Electric AirlifterThe propulsion concept, where gas turbines provide power for electric fans, offer benefits in redundancy, performance, fuel economy, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 9, 2020ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThe Mysterious Saga Of America’s Hunt For A Stealth Special Operations Transport, Part 2The requirement for this type of aircraft has only become more pressing in the new Millennium, which begs the question, where are the planes? BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 16, 2019ShareThis Containerized Launcher For The XQ-58A Valkyrie Combat Drone Could Be A Game ChangerThe system would be air, rail, road, or sea transportable, allowing for long-range, hard-hitting drone swarms to make unpredictable attacks. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 16, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 10, 2019ShareAir Force’s XQ-58A Valkyrie Drone Suffers Damage After Third Flight TestThe drone’s manufacturer Kratos says that the airbag system it uses to cushion its parachute landings after flights suffered an “anomaly.” BYJoseph TrevithickOct 10, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 24, 2019ShareAir Force Set To Deploy Its Counter-Drone “Phaser” Microwave Weapon OverseasThe announcement comes as the threat that small unmanned suicide drones pose is front and center after unprecedented attacks in Saudi Arabia. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 24, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareAir Force Reveals Tests Of Supposed Record-Setting Scramjet Engine From Northrop GrummanThe new design produced more thrust than any other air-breathing hypersonic engine the Air Force has ever tested, at least publicly. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareUSAF Wants Swarms of Cheap “Gray Wolf” Cruise Missiles That Can Overwhelm Enemy DefensesThe goal of the program is to demonstrate experimental low-cost weapons that can plot their own strikes. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUSAF Hires Lockheed Martin to Build a Laser Cannon to Defend Its Fighter JetsThe service wants a working weapon ready for tests starting in 2021 and a more complete system two years later. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe United States and Australia Quietly Test Hypersonic MissilesWhile the latest tests gather scientific data, the USAF is looking for companies could build an actual weapon. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 26, 2019ShareUSAF Wants To Network Its Precision Munitions Together Into A ‘Golden Horde’ SwarmThe goal is for missiles and bombs to be able to work together on their own in flight in order to maximize the impact on their targets. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 26, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2019ShareNorthrop And Raytheon Have Been Secretly Working On Scramjet Powered Hypersonic MissileThe weapon, which uses an entirely 3D-printed scramjet engine, is set to fly for the first time in “the near future.” BYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 18, 2019ShareAir Force To Test Target Drone Turned Low-Cost Unmanned Combat Air VehicleThe USAF is interested to see what it can get out of a very budget-oriented UCAV. BYTyler RogowayJun 18, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 3, 2019ShareThe Air Force Just Shot Down Multiple Missiles With A Laser Destined For Fighter AircraftThe service wants this game-changing capability to be hanging off the wings of fighter jets by the early 2020s. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 3, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 6, 2019ShareAir Force’s Secretive XQ-58A Valkyrie Experimental Combat Drone Emerges After First FlightThe QX-58 may lead to a whole new class of highly-flexible and affordable unmanned combat air vehicles that could revolutionize how the USAF fights. BYTyler RogowayMar 6, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2018ShareUSAF Says Insurgent Drones Are Watching One Of Its Bases In Afghanistan ’24/7′The service says it is hoping to field directed energy weapons in the near-term to help combat the rapidly expanding threat. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 4, 2018ShareNavy Spends Millions On Sub-Launched Hypersonics As USAF Touts New Hypersonic X-PlaneThe U.S. military as a whole has a voracious appetite for the fast-flying vehicles and there’s no sign it will be satiated anytime soon. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 4, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 10, 2018ShareUSAF Plans To Drastically Boost Flexibility of U-2s and RQ-4s By Adding Modular ‘Agile Pods’The plan is to try to cram a number of different cameras and a laser imager into one modular sensor pod. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 10, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2018ShareUSAF Plans To Test A System Called ‘Symphony’ Inside An ‘Irascible Pod’ On A U-2 Spy PlaneThe Air Force is still exploring expanding the aircraft’s capabilities and mission sets even after more than 60 years of service. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 29, 2018ShareNew Stealth Tanker Model Is Touted By Air Force Research Lab At Aviation ConferenceThere is no doubt that the USAF is getting more concerned over the vulnerability of their tanker fleet during a peer-state conflict. BYTyler RogowayJun 29, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 26, 2018ShareThis Is What the US Air Force Wants You To Think Air Combat Will Look Like in 2030A new Air Force Research Laboratory video depicts manned-unmanned teams, drone swarms, lasers and other advanced weapons, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 26, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 19, 2017ShareUSAF Research Lab Has Released This Image Of Its Low-Cost Stealthy DroneThe rendering appears to depict a more advanced version of the Low Cost Attritable Strike prototype currently in development. BYTyler RogowayMay 19, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 7, 2017ShareMore Details Emerge On Kratos’ Optionally Expendable Air Combat DronesThe USAF doesn’t seem interested in fielding a high-end unmanned air combat vehicle, but they might be interested in fielding lots of cheaper, lower-end ones that they can even choose to throw away for certain missions. BYTyler RogowayFeb 7, 2017Share12
BYThomas NewdickMay 20, 2021ShareSpecial Operations Command Is Now Seeking A High-Speed VTOL AircraftThe special ops folks want something that is far faster than the CV-22 and even leapfrogs the next generation of high-speed rotorcraft technology. BYThomas NewdickMay 20, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 5, 2021ShareFirst Test Flight Of Skyborg’s “Computer Brain” Flown On UTAP-22 Loyal Wingman DroneWhile the familiar UTAP-22 was used for this early test, Boeing, General Atomics, and Kratos will soon begin supplying new drones for further testing. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 5, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 4, 2021ShareCrash In Iraq Helps Unmask Secretive Ultra-Quiet Special Operations Drone ProgramThe loss of a Long Endurance Aircraft Program drone has provided the first real window into these discreet drones and their operations. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 4, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 1, 2021ShareHere’s Everything We Know About Skunk Works’ Secretive ‘Speed Racer’ ProgramThe design is primarily intended to validate new digital engineering tools and techniques, but that could be just the beginning. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 1, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 24, 2021ShareCheck Out The Mystery Drone Model On The Desk Of This General Atomics ExecutiveThis model, and another we could identify, provide a tantalizing glimpse into the company’s work on high-tech combat drones. BYThomas NewdickFeb 24, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 23, 2021ShareLaser Defense Pod For The Air Force’s Fighter Jets Is Finally Taking ShapeThe much-delayed SHiELD program is finally coming together, with official plans to deliver the finished demonstrator pod later this year. BYThomas NewdickFeb 23, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 7, 2020ShareThese Three Companies Will Build Drones To Carry The Air Force’s “Skyborg” AI Computer BrainThe Skyborg program is seeking to infuse artificial intelligence-driven autonomy into modular unmanned air combat vehicles. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 7, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 4, 2020ShareMQ-9 Reaper Flies With AI Pod That Sifts Through Huge Sums Of Data To Pick Out TargetsThe system is designed to help parse through mountains of intelligence data quickly so that operators only get data-linked objects of interest. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 4, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 1, 2020ShareTest Aircraft Have Been Lugging DARPA’s Prototype Hypersonic Cruise Missiles AroundLive flight tests of these secretive air-breathing hypersonic weapons could be imminent. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 1, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 23, 2020ShareAir Force’s Mayhem Project Tied To Hypersonic Engines For Planes Such As The SR-72The service wants these hypersonic demonstrators to have advanced air-breathing jet engines at their core. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 23, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 22, 2020ShareTiny Missile Interceptor To Defend Aircraft Against Enemy Missile Attacks Moves ForwardThese miniature weapons could provide a robust hard-kill defensive option for everything from stealth fighters to bombers to tankers. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 22, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 14, 2020ShareAir Force Close To Test Firing Low-Cost Cruise Missile As Work On Swarming Munitions ProgressesThe service is developing inexpensive stand-off munitions that can be networked together and with other weapons. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 14, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2020ShareAir Force Hits Major Snags With Fighter And Missile Defense Airborne Laser InitiativesThe service says that technical problems and other issues have dogged the programs, which have led to at least a two-year delay. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 24, 2020ShareGlitzy Air Force Video Lays Out “Skyborg” Artificial Intelligence Combat Drone ProgramThe presentation outlines potential future mission sets, including air-to-air combat, and how the drones will fit into the service’s larger plans. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 24, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 9, 2020ShareAir Force Is Looking Beyond Traditional Orbits To Get An Upper Hand In SpaceConcerns about new threats and challenges, especially from China, are pushing efforts both closer to and farther away from Earth. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 9, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 4, 2020ShareManned Fighter To Face Autonomous Drone Next Year In Sci-Fi Movie-Like ShowdownThe planned test is part of a project to develop an artificial intelligence-driven drone that could change the face of air combat. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 4, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2020ShareAir Force Unveils First Test Of Arsenal Plane Concept And New CLEAVER MunitionThe Air Force is now actively pursuing a stand-off strike capability for its cargo aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2020ShareThe Fight For The Air Force’s “Skyborg” Artificial Intelligence Equipped Drones Has BegunThe artificial intelligence-driven suite of systems could be flying loyal wingman type drones operationally in just a few years. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 19, 2020ShareUSAF Plans For Its “Skyborg” AI Computer Brain To Be Flying Drones In The Next Two YearsThe service envisions the artificial intelligence system eventually flying larger, more complex unmanned designs and in the cockpit with human pilots. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 19, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2020ShareExclusive: Unmasking Northrop Grumman’s XRQ-72A Great Horned Owl Spy DroneThe U.S. Intelligence Community led the development of this very quiet and high-efficiency unmanned reconnaissance aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 20, 2020ShareAir Force’s Gray Wolf Program Tests Game-Changing Small Low-Cost Jet EngineThe Air Force funded the development of the engine as part of a project to develop low-cost cruise missiles, but it could have wider applications. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 20, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 9, 2020ShareAir Force Displays Model Of Exotic And Potentially Revolutionary Hybrid Electric AirlifterThe propulsion concept, where gas turbines provide power for electric fans, offer benefits in redundancy, performance, fuel economy, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 9, 2020Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThe Mysterious Saga Of America’s Hunt For A Stealth Special Operations Transport, Part 2The requirement for this type of aircraft has only become more pressing in the new Millennium, which begs the question, where are the planes? BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 16, 2019ShareThis Containerized Launcher For The XQ-58A Valkyrie Combat Drone Could Be A Game ChangerThe system would be air, rail, road, or sea transportable, allowing for long-range, hard-hitting drone swarms to make unpredictable attacks. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 16, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 10, 2019ShareAir Force’s XQ-58A Valkyrie Drone Suffers Damage After Third Flight TestThe drone’s manufacturer Kratos says that the airbag system it uses to cushion its parachute landings after flights suffered an “anomaly.” BYJoseph TrevithickOct 10, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 24, 2019ShareAir Force Set To Deploy Its Counter-Drone “Phaser” Microwave Weapon OverseasThe announcement comes as the threat that small unmanned suicide drones pose is front and center after unprecedented attacks in Saudi Arabia. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 24, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareAir Force Reveals Tests Of Supposed Record-Setting Scramjet Engine From Northrop GrummanThe new design produced more thrust than any other air-breathing hypersonic engine the Air Force has ever tested, at least publicly. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareUSAF Wants Swarms of Cheap “Gray Wolf” Cruise Missiles That Can Overwhelm Enemy DefensesThe goal of the program is to demonstrate experimental low-cost weapons that can plot their own strikes. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUSAF Hires Lockheed Martin to Build a Laser Cannon to Defend Its Fighter JetsThe service wants a working weapon ready for tests starting in 2021 and a more complete system two years later. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe United States and Australia Quietly Test Hypersonic MissilesWhile the latest tests gather scientific data, the USAF is looking for companies could build an actual weapon. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 26, 2019ShareUSAF Wants To Network Its Precision Munitions Together Into A ‘Golden Horde’ SwarmThe goal is for missiles and bombs to be able to work together on their own in flight in order to maximize the impact on their targets. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 26, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2019ShareNorthrop And Raytheon Have Been Secretly Working On Scramjet Powered Hypersonic MissileThe weapon, which uses an entirely 3D-printed scramjet engine, is set to fly for the first time in “the near future.” BYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 18, 2019ShareAir Force To Test Target Drone Turned Low-Cost Unmanned Combat Air VehicleThe USAF is interested to see what it can get out of a very budget-oriented UCAV. BYTyler RogowayJun 18, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 3, 2019ShareThe Air Force Just Shot Down Multiple Missiles With A Laser Destined For Fighter AircraftThe service wants this game-changing capability to be hanging off the wings of fighter jets by the early 2020s. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 3, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 6, 2019ShareAir Force’s Secretive XQ-58A Valkyrie Experimental Combat Drone Emerges After First FlightThe QX-58 may lead to a whole new class of highly-flexible and affordable unmanned combat air vehicles that could revolutionize how the USAF fights. BYTyler RogowayMar 6, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2018ShareUSAF Says Insurgent Drones Are Watching One Of Its Bases In Afghanistan ’24/7′The service says it is hoping to field directed energy weapons in the near-term to help combat the rapidly expanding threat. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 4, 2018ShareNavy Spends Millions On Sub-Launched Hypersonics As USAF Touts New Hypersonic X-PlaneThe U.S. military as a whole has a voracious appetite for the fast-flying vehicles and there’s no sign it will be satiated anytime soon. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 4, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 10, 2018ShareUSAF Plans To Drastically Boost Flexibility of U-2s and RQ-4s By Adding Modular ‘Agile Pods’The plan is to try to cram a number of different cameras and a laser imager into one modular sensor pod. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 10, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2018ShareUSAF Plans To Test A System Called ‘Symphony’ Inside An ‘Irascible Pod’ On A U-2 Spy PlaneThe Air Force is still exploring expanding the aircraft’s capabilities and mission sets even after more than 60 years of service. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 29, 2018ShareNew Stealth Tanker Model Is Touted By Air Force Research Lab At Aviation ConferenceThere is no doubt that the USAF is getting more concerned over the vulnerability of their tanker fleet during a peer-state conflict. BYTyler RogowayJun 29, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 26, 2018ShareThis Is What the US Air Force Wants You To Think Air Combat Will Look Like in 2030A new Air Force Research Laboratory video depicts manned-unmanned teams, drone swarms, lasers and other advanced weapons, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 26, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 19, 2017ShareUSAF Research Lab Has Released This Image Of Its Low-Cost Stealthy DroneThe rendering appears to depict a more advanced version of the Low Cost Attritable Strike prototype currently in development. BYTyler RogowayMay 19, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 7, 2017ShareMore Details Emerge On Kratos’ Optionally Expendable Air Combat DronesThe USAF doesn’t seem interested in fielding a high-end unmanned air combat vehicle, but they might be interested in fielding lots of cheaper, lower-end ones that they can even choose to throw away for certain missions. BYTyler RogowayFeb 7, 2017Share