U.S. Navy wants unmanned fighters that can fly 1,000 miles from a carrier
Somewhere on the flight deck of a future U.S. aircraft carrier, a jet could be preparing to launch into contested airspace nearly 1,900 kilometers (1,151 miles) away, refuel itself mid-flight if needed, evade enemy threats, and strike a target, all without a single pilot strapped inside the cockpit. Thatβs the future the U.S. Navy just [β¦]
The U.S. military has now named the exact weapon it used to make history over the weekend, confirming that three Saronic-built Corsair unmanned boats carried out the first combat strike ever conducted by American sea drones, slamming into a submarine and ship maintenance facility at Iranβs Bandar Abbas Naval Base. U.S. Central Command detailed the [β¦]