Uploaded March 2018 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
UNITED SATES (MILITARY) Loyal Wingman, or unmanned fighters that can think autonomously, will be sent out alongside F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to scout enemy territory ahead of a strike, or to gather intel for the pilot in the formation. A flight demo is expected sometime in 2022.
Next-gen flight suits will monitor blood pressure, breathing, heart rate and muscle tension.
Gremlins, or controlled micro drones, will drop out of cargo planes to swarm enemy defenses ahead of fighters, ships or ground vehicles. AFRL and the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, or DARPA, anticipate a flight demonstration in 2019.
CHAMP is a missile that emits high-powered microwaves to take out power grids and electrical systems without destroying infrastructure. The AFRL, alongside Boeing Co. and Raytheon, successfully tested the technology in 2012.
Laser weapons are in development or prototyping for various aircraft such as the AC-130J gunship and the F-15 Eagle.
Read more here: military.com/defensetech/2018/03/26/air-force-offers-glimpse-6th-gen-fighters-future-flight-suits.html
UNITED SATES (MILITARY) Loyal Wingman, or unmanned fighters that can think autonomously, will be sent out alongside F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to scout enemy territory ahead of a strike, or to gather intel for the pilot in the formation. A flight demo is expected sometime in 2022.
Next-gen flight suits will monitor blood pressure, breathing, heart rate and muscle tension.
Gremlins, or controlled micro drones, will drop out of cargo planes to swarm enemy defenses ahead of fighters, ships or ground vehicles. AFRL and the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, or DARPA, anticipate a flight demonstration in 2019.
CHAMP is a missile that emits high-powered microwaves to take out power grids and electrical systems without destroying infrastructure. The AFRL, alongside Boeing Co. and Raytheon, successfully tested the technology in 2012.
Laser weapons are in development or prototyping for various aircraft such as the AC-130J gunship and the F-15 Eagle.
Read more here: military.com/defensetech/2018/03/26/air-force-offers-glimpse-6th-gen-fighters-future-flight-suits.html
