Teaming Helicopters And Drones Could Dominate Future Battlefields

Published on August 19, 2024

Airbus Helicopters’ concept of the future battlefield helicopter has a compound pusher configuration to provide a higher dash speed and gun-equipped drones for protection.

The military helicopter needs to evolve, employ longer-range weapons and work more closely with uncrewed aircraft systems if it is to survive on the high-intensity battlefields of the future, Airbus Helicopters CEO Bruno Even contends. As lessons emerge from Ukraine about the use of battlefield...

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