Meet the Future Unmanned Force: Skybord and Valkyrie
Two new autonomous aircraft concepts that promise to redefine the Air Forceโs unmanned fleet are moving forward. The latest, Skyborg, is an autonomous drone prototyping program underway at the Air Force Research Laboratory. Researchers hope to get the aircraftโexpected to be cheaper than other platforms and easily replaceableโcombat-ready by the end of 2023. Air Force