RAF Takes £30 Million Step Towards Robot Revolution in the Skies

RAF Takes £30 Million Step Towards Robot Revolution in the Skies
An artist's graphic of the RAF’s Lightweight Affordable Novel Combat Aircraft (LANCA) concept, also called the Mosquito. MoD
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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The RAF has taken a step closer to joining the robot revolution in the skies, with the announcement it’s developing self-piloting fighter jets that will tag along as wingman to a human-piloted jet.

The “loyal wingman” concept is being rapidly developed and explored by militaries around the world.

Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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