What kind of aircraft the Air Force needs, what it can afford, and how long it will be before that aircraft is available all hang in the balance.
XQ-67A
It’s possible two distinct solutions could emerge from this stage, one high end, the other more basic.
The XQ-67A, a new autonomous collaborative drone, flew for the first time Feb. 28, manufacturer General Atomics and the Air Force Research Laboratory announced. The aircraft, which flew at the General Atomics Gray Butte Flight Operations Facility near Palmdale, Calif., is part of AFRL’s Off-Board Sensing ...