DRONE WINGMEN COULD TAKE FLIGHT BY 2018

摘要

THE US AIR Force is developing new computer algorithms to allow fighter pilots to control armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from inside their own cockpits. The goal of the so-called 'Loyal Wingman' initiative is to pair up manned, fifth-generation stealth fighters with unmanned versions of older jets, in order to boost the lethality of both in air combat.