F-35 and F-15EX fighter jets could get drone wingmen in the coming years as part of the Skyborg programme The technology for the Skyborg program, which would see drones like the Valkyrie (bottom right) support jets like the F-35 The US Air Force is exploring how AI-controlled jets could support fighter pilots Drones could enable the US Air Force to reduce the number of jets per mission Such would reduce the risk to pilots while economical drones cut overall costs XQ-58 Valkyrie stealth drones are among those marked for transfer to AI control Unmanned drones, powered by artificial intelligence, may soon accompany US Air Force Pilots on missions as autonomous wingmen. Both Boeing's F-15 and Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter jets are being considered for the 'Skyborg' drone support program. The scheme would cut down on the amount of people in the jets and could both reduce the risk to pilots and be more economical...
The great strength of American capitalism is also its great weakness, namely, its extremely high weapons productivity. A number of factors have produced increases in productivity, like, the mechanization of the production process that got under way in England as early as the 18th century. In the early 20th century, then, American industrialists made a contribution in the form of automatiion. ..Amor Patriae