Boeing’s Loyal Wingman was designed to fly alongside crewed aircraft as a smart, modular combat drone built for reconnaissance, electronic warfare, and future strike roles. Developed rapidly in ...

Breaking Defense launches a new video series focused on manned-unmanned teaming and the future of military aviation.

The Air Force has been looking into what's possible with autonomous drones and how they can fight alongside advanced crewed ...

Wed, May 20, 2026 Russia has hailed the capabilities of its latest fighter jet which has taken to the skies for the first ...

An artist's rendering of Lockheed Martin's newly announced Vectis aircraft, a Group 5 collaborative combat aircraft, or "loyal wingman" system.Lockheed Martin A US defense giant behind top stealth ...

The grand plan for an uncrewed air force.

Airbus has demonstrated for the first time with real combat aircraft the Remote Carrier (RC) ‘loyal wingman’ technology it is developing for the Future Combat Air System (FCAS)/Systeme de Combat Arien ...

The U.K. Ministry of Defense (MOD) has launched Project NYX, awarding $13 million to four companies (Anduril U.K., BAE Systems, Tekever, and Thales U.K.) to develop autonomous "loyal wingmen" drones.