Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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It’s official, the world’s first two operational drone fighters will be American, and there will be two different kinds of them.

Last Wednesday afternoon, the U.S. Air Force announced that it would not be deciding between the two AI-piloted drone fighters they have in testing, and instead, they’ll be putting both of these advanced jets into operational service.

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