RAF bets on StormFighter to kickstart Europe’s first sixth‑generation air force
TL;DR
Britain's RAF has launched an unmanned collaborative combat aircraft programme, StormFighter, backed by GBP300 million in the Defence Investment Plan to become Europe’s first sixth‑generation air force, with guardian angel and attack dog drones set to operate alongside Typhoon, F-35 and Tempest as BAE Systems and Boeing are among early bidders.
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- RAF's autonomous fighter programme named Storm Fighter as CAS warns a storm is coming Forces News
- Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard MP keynote speech at the Global Air and Space Chiefs' Conference GOV.UK
- International air and space leaders will push unity at conference after prickly NATO summit Defense One
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