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Every fighter jet a drone cloud.

Boeing has introduced its newest unmanned fighter drone, the Boeing Loyal Wingman, a near fighter-jet sized AI weapon which will operate in a four-squadron drone cloud around each human pilot-manned fighter craft … what they call “smart teaming with existing military aircraft.”

The Loyal Wingman measures 38 feet long and can fly 2,000 nautical miles at a time. The AI drone was unveiled at the Australian International Airshow by Australian Minister for Defence, Christopher Pyne MP.

โ€œThe Boeing Airpower Teaming System will provide a disruptive advantage for allied forcesโ€™ manned/unmanned missions,โ€ noted Kristin Robertson at Boeing Autonomous Systems. โ€œWith its ability to reconfigure quickly and perform different types of missions in tandem with other aircraft, our newest addition to Boeingโ€™s portfolio will truly be a force multiplier as it protects and projects air power.โ€

Every fighter jet a drone cloud.
Every fighter jet a drone cloud.

They can each be equipped with a range of cannons, bombs, smart missiles, ECM packages and sub-munitions, as well as smaller swarming drones.

A range of combat test flights are planned for 2020.

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