Likewise, this deserves a topic.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Atomics_YFQ-42
https://www.ga-asi.com/ga-asi-welcomes-usaf-designation-for-new-cca-yfq-42a
cold war ii
collaborative combat aircraft
drone
drone warfare
drone wingmen
fighter
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united states
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unmanned
cold war ii
defense advanced research projects agency
late 2020s
naval drone
no manning required ship
nomars
serco inc.
testbed
u.s. navy
united states navy
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drone warfare
drone wingmen
people's liberation army air force
people's republic of china
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P.1224-1 from May 1983 was the first variant of the unmanned fighter aircraft (UFA) studies conducted at BAe Kingston during the 1980s. More info can be found in the recent Hawker's Secret Projects book.
Prototype is already in the water, it's been worked on since 2018ish. ~10 meters (33 ft), up to 20 meters (66 ft) with additional power options. Displacement: ~10 tons
Service version will have a weapons/equipment bay.
Our own Covert shores did a nice comparison image of different...
cold war ii
drone
electric propulsion
hydrofoil
manned
regent company
regent defense
transport aircraft
united states
united states marine corps
unmanned
wig
wing in ground
Came across this while researching something totally different. This project was first proposed by Dr. Frank Malina (one of the founders of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory) in late 1960 as an ideal candidate for the first activity of the just formed Academy of Astronautics (now known as the...
In the mid-1970s, NASA was investigating the subject of Oblique Wing Research Aircraft.
Of course we have all seen the much-publicized NASA/Ames AD-1 "Skew Wing" or Rutan Model 35...
and a modified F-8 Crusader was considered at some point...
Airbus is apparently getting in on the act, with a project called the CityAirbus Vahana. Via Gizmodo: http://www.airbusgroup.com/int/en/news-media/corporate-magazine/Forum-88/My-Kind-Of-Flyover.html
21st century
advanced air mobility
air taxis
cold war ii
electric propulsion
electric vertical takeoff and landing
manned
post-cold war
stol
unmanned
vtol
autonomous drones
civil aviation
department of transportation
drone
federal aviation administration
general aviation
late 2010s
obama administration
remotely piloted vehicle
united states
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unmanned air vehicle
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