The F-16’s Replacement Won’t Have a Pilot at All
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Somehow, Skyborg will be an operational weapon system in just three years. The U.S. Air Force plans to have an operational combat drone by 2023. The service plans to build out a family of unmanned aircraft, known as Skyborg, capable of carrying weapons and actively participating in combat. The Air Force’s goal is to build up a large fleet of armed, sort-of disposable jets that don’t need conventional runways to take off and land. The Air Force, according to Aviation Week & Space (...)