The U.S. Air Force has announced four prototype jets will compete for its vision of an unmanned autonomous fighter that can team up with a human-piloted lead aircraft.
The Skyborg project, sometimes called the “unmanned wingman” is one of the key Air Force modernization programs. The Air Force announced on July 22 that it had put aside $400 million for four companies—Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Kratos, and General Atomics—to compete for the project.
