U.S. military eyes Japan's participation in autonomous aircraft program

Published on January 25, 2024



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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. is ready to work with Japan to develop artificial intelligence-piloted autonomous aircraft for the Air Force, a top official says, as sharing of advanced technology emerges as a priority area of cooperation for the allies.

Japan will participate in an American program to develop next-generation drones known as collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) "at some point," U.S. Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall told Nikkei Asia in a phone interview Tuesday.

While suggesting that the first batch of the aircraft will be developed only by U.S. contractors, Kendall noted that "there will be other opportunities" to work with Japan.

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