That said, the SR-72 may never make it into the inventory, as the RQ-180 may fill the need, though the speed of that highly classified UAV is also unknown, and it likely favors stealth over speed.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has approved a secret strategy to counter unmanned systems. Drone threats are changing the way wars are fought, Pentagon spokesperson Patrick Ryder reports at ...

Sharp-eyed Nick Cook of Janes has spotted a new classified UAV program. He refers to this Pentagon budget document which says "the J-UCAS program to split into two separate programs: one Air Force ...

Lockheed Martin may be experiencing technical problems in its classified stealth reconnaissance unmanned air vehicle programme. The UAV has been developed by Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works at ...

Another clue is that the new unmanned projects will be operating alongside the Next-Generation Air Dominance Program and the B-21 bomber, which are acknowledged classified programs, he said.

“ Taranis “, the technological demonstrator of UK’s stealthy unmanned combat vehicle made its first flight on Aug. 10, 2013. Where the maiden sortie took place remains a secret.

The United Kingdom has acquired new and classified unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), it was revealed on 25 March.

BENGALURU: India’s first indigenous bomber UAV aircraft- FWD-200B developed by Flying Wedge Defence, one of the pioneers in India’s defence and aerospace technology sector, was unveiled on Friday.

Austin’s strategy is aligned with other high-level DOD efforts, including Replicator 2, which aims to quickly field counter-drone technology.

US has plans to deploy thousands of drones if mainland China invades Taiwan, said Samuel Paparo, adding the ‘hellscape’ strategy is designed to distract China and buy the US time to respond.