The Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom has launched the radar - blinding drone StormShroud.
The Royal Air Force Launches Radar-Blinding Drone StormShroud
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The Royal Air Force Launches Radar-Blinding Drone StormShroudThe idea of replacing traditional fighter jets with drones has been around for over twenty-five years, but the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 brought this trend to a head as both sides demonstrated innovative ways of using drones in the conflict. While "loyal wingman" type autonomous fighter jets are still in development, and two have officially joined the US Air Force, they remain in the prototype or pre-production phase. The Royal Air Force has further upgraded its Autonomous Collaborative Platform (ACP) with the launch of StormShroud, whose mission is to penetrate enemy air defense systems using electronic countermeasures. When a fighter wing approaches the enemy, the StormShroud drone flies ahead of it. It...