The MQ-25A program of record comprises 76 air vehicles, including four engineering development and manufacturing and five system demonstration test articles. Currently, seven test aircraft are in production.
The Ramjet-X will be carried beneath Quarterhorse and released at a speed of around Mach 3, at which its ramjet can begin operating.
The Emerald Flag exercise, which will take place at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, will be CCAs’ “first dip of the toe in an actual force integration,” Lt. Col. Lyndon Bartlett, commander of the unit, said in a panel at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber conference.
The new configuration integrates Leonardo’s HYAS Command and Control (C2) system and Nerio Ultra-Long Range (ULR) surveillance and target acquisition capability into a standard-sized ISO container.
The now-in-development unmanned aerial systems (UAS) that will serve as the “loyal wingmen” for the United States Air Force’s fifth- and sixth-generation manned fighters have received official names