The US Department of Defense (DoD) intends to sell four General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-1C Gray Eagle remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) to Ukraine, as that country’s war against invading Russian…
As the Air Force moves forward with plans to use unmanned aircraft systems in new and increasingly powerful ways, the U.S. is still stuck in terms of how much it can share those capabilities with allies…
America’s aircraft export policy is flawed, inconsistent and hampering the country’s foreign policy. That is the conclusion of the Mitchell Institute, a Washington, DC-based think tank that focuses on aerospace…
"How does it make sense that American troops would die on the behalf of NATO nations, but Washington doesn’t trust the countries with unmanned systems?," asks Heather Penney of the…
A framework for understanding and developing autonomy in unmanned aircraft. Nearly every vision, strategy, and flight plan the U.S. Air Force has released over the past decade identified next-generation unmanned…
In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the West responded with devastating sanctions and a swift condemnation and isolation of Russia, as well as sending weapons and other support to…
WASHINGTON — In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the West has responded with devastating sanctions and a swift condemnation and isolation of Russia as well as by sending arms and…
Autonomous aircraft (and land/sea vehicles) are already flying and on the cusp of operations. But as the military forges ahead, those who will team with these systems in the…
Successfully introducing new, unmanned aircraft in the Air Force, with varying degrees of autonomy, is at risk as long as there’s widespread disagreement about what an “autonomous” aircraft actually is,…
USAF is ill-prepared to absorb combat losses in a peer fight. The U.S. Air Force fighter force is in crisis. Three decades of canceled, curtailed, and delayed investment in aircraft…