How will combat drones disrupt the industrial and doctrinal equation of fighter aviation?
Published on April 13, 2024
The arrival of combat drones, these unmanned devices designed to carry out missions in place of fighter planes, is now particularly awaited. These will, in fact, constitute the real pivot of what is described as the 6th generation of combat aircraft, to which the American NGADs, as well as the European NGFs and Tempests, will belong.
If everyone anticipates this inevitable evolution, the way in which these drones will be used, and therefore the way in which they will be designed, still remains very divergent depending on the projects.