The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has contracted Spirit Aerosystems in Belfast to lead the design and manufacture of a prototype 'loyal wingman' for the Royal Air Force (RAF). The GBP30 million (USD41 million) award announced by the MoD on 25 January relates to the second phase of Project Mosquito, which is geared at developing and proving a technology demonstrator as part of the wider Lightweight Affordable Novel Combat Aircraft (LANCA) programme. "[The] UK's first fleet of uncrewed fighter aircraft [took] a step closer with [a] GBP30 million contract awarded to Spirit Aerosystems, to design and manufacture a prototype capable of providing a battle-winning advantage to the RAF," the service said on its official Twitter account.
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