A stealth drone flying beside the F-22 Raptor scans the skies, jams enemy sensors, draws fire, and strikes high-value targets — all without a pilot on board. This advanced unmanned wingman is ...

The MQ‑28A Ghost Bat combat drone successfully fired an AIM‑120 air-to-air missile in a live-fire test, as Australia signed a multimillion-dollar contract with Boeing Defence Australia for six ...

Over the past few years, a new term started gaining traction in the military world: loyal wingman. It's a term that describes one kind or another of autonomous drones that can fly alongside crewed ...

High above a Nevada test range, an F-22 pilot took control of a combat drone last month, a first for the Air Force's robot wingman effort. The pilot used a tablet for “command and control” of the ...

The Air Force said it successfully launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base early Wednesday, part of regular testing of the land-based ...

Anduril's collaborative combat aircraft, the YFQ-44A, had its first flight test at a California site Friday, the Air Force said. (U.S. Air Force) The second of the U.S. Air Force’s two prototype drone ...

Anduril’s robot wingman has notched its first flight Friday, more than a month after the neoprime defense contractor blamed software woes and a push to make the inaugural takeoff semi-autonomous for ...

WASHINGTON—The Netherlands wants in on the U.S. Air Force’s collaborative combat aircraft program to boost their own fleet of F-35 fighter jets. The Dutch Defense Ministry inked a letter of intent to ...

At Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, a test bed for a new kind of air force, Major Trent McMullen is a fighter pilot learning to fly alongside the XQ-58, a drone piloted by artificial intelligence.

Get ready to go that extra 2,640 feet. After months of rumors, the Air Force confirmed on Wednesday that a new service-wide physical fitness test will include a 2-mile timed run. The service also said ...

The US Air Force (USAF) has taken delivery of a Lockheed Martin F-35A fighter that will be employed for testing software updates and new weapons. The “new specially instrumented F-35A” will join the ...