US to develop drones for aircraft carriers 07/23/2024, 18:35

Work is underway in the United States on the Gambit 5 drone, which could be based on aircraft carriers. As he writes War Zone (TWZ)General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-AS) is working on the project.

At the Farnborough Air Show in the United Kingdom, the company showed a rendering showing this drone on the deck of the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales.

General Atomics spokesman Mark Brinkley noted that weapons delivery is not necessarily a basic requirement when building a device.

“It could be an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance system like Gambit 1, or even some kind of hybrid,” he noted.

Before reportedGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-AS) and the US Air Force plan to make the first flight of the unmanned Gambit fighter jet, which can carry an air-to-air missile, in 2024. It was noted that the device was developed within the scope of the LongShot program of the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

Previously reportedIt has been reported that the US will test the LongShot unmanned aerial vehicle with air-to-air missiles.

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