Scaled Composites' Model 437 Vanguard Loyal Wingman prototype has taken to the air for the first time. On August 29, 2024, the aircraft took off from Mojave Air and Space Port in California with test ...

Canberra will double the fleet of Boeing Airpower Teaming System (ATS) ‘loyal wingman’ aircraft to six, as the company confirms that ATS will form the basis of its effort under the US Air Force’s ...

An MCSD modified target drone conducted two weeks of flight trials as part of SATNUS' work to develop unmanned technologies for the NGWS element of the FCAS/SCAF programme. (SATNUS) Spain's SATNUS ...

A screen-grab from a Baykar video released on 25 September showing the first flight of the production standard Kizilelma ‘loyal wingman' UCAV. (Baykar) Türkiye has conducted the first flight of a ...

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 ...

A lack of suitable European-built small turbofan engines for ‘loyal wingman’ applications that are also free of export restrictions has pushed the EU to consider funding the development of a new ...

The unmanned aircraft will be commanded by a pilot in the Eurofighter (and other combat aircraft). Airbus is set to unveil “Wingman” concept at the International Aerospace Exhibition ILA, in Berlin.

The uncrewed fighter plane field is getting a tad crowded and Northrop Grumman is adding to the congestion with Project Talon. Intended to operate alongside jets like the F-35 and F-22, Talon is ...

Partners unveil autonomous Thunder and Halo models with common hardware and software.

Anduril is building a VTOL as an autonomous "Loyal Wingman". It is intended to support combat aircraft in highly contested, low-altitude areas.

The landscape of aerial warfare has reached a transformative milestone. In a groundbreaking demonstration that reads like science fiction but represents hard military reality, an F-35 Lightning II ...

An illustration depicts a Thunder tiltrotor drone that could be used as a “wingman” by crewed aircraft. A possible commercial version that could be used as an uncrewed cargo aircraft or air taxi is ...