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RAF Chief Says AI-Powered 'Robot Fighter Jets' Are Needed Now ...
Britain thought AI-powered ‘robot fighter jets’ were years away. The Royal Air Force chief says the future is already here. By Jake Epstein You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. The Royal Air Force is fielding the StormShroud drone, designed to jam enemy radars and clear a path for fighter jets. Royal Air Force photo 2026-05-07T13:29:00.412Z The UK aimed to field an 'AI air force' by 2035, the head of the Royal Air Force said. Modern conflict in the Middle East is showing that this technology is needed much sooner. A priority for the RAF is the development of "robot fighter jets" to work alongside crewed planes. A top Royal Air Force officer says Britain's vision of an AI-powered air force is no longer a future goal for the 2030s — it's here today and needed now. Air Chief Marshal Harvey Smyth, the head of the British Royal Air Force, said the UK initially thought it was roughly a decade away from becoming what he described as an "AI air force" that operates "robot fighter jets" alongside traditional crewed aircraft."We've known that that is our future, but maybe two, three years ago, we would have talked about 2035 as the endpoint. I think it's today," Smyth, the Chief of the Air Staff, said inside a hangar at an RAF base in the UK, the location of which has been withheld for security reasons.The Royal Air Force is one of several Western air forces pursuing autonomous, AI-powered drones, which, depending on the country and the developer, are known by names such as "loyal wingmen," "collaborative combat aircraft," or "autonomous collaborative platforms."These uncrewed systems are designed to fly with or ahead of piloted fighter jets to augment overall airpower; they can also be used to penetrate contested high-threat areas without putting a human pilot at risk. One example of this new technology is the UK's StormShroud drone, which can jam enemy radars and clear pathways for British F-35Bs and Typhoon fighter jets that would otherwise be vulnerable to surface-to-air missiles. The uncrewed system entered service in May 2025. The StormShroud drone is seen on display in 2025. Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images The Royal Air Force launched its Autonomous Collaborative Platform Strategy in 2024, outlining its plan to integrate uncrewed aircraft into the force. A document detailing the strategy says that by 2030, "battle-winning ACP capabilities" will play an "integral part" in the British for...
Britain thought AI-powered 'robot fighter jets' were years ... - DNyuz
The Royal Air Force is fielding the StormShroud drone, designed to jam enemy radars and clear a path for fighter jets. Royal Air Force photo A top Royal Air Force officer says Britain’s vision of an AI-powered air force is no longer a future goal for the 2030s — it’s here today and needed now. Air Chief Marshal Harvey Smyth, the head of the British Royal Air Force, said the UK initially thought it was roughly a decade away from becoming what he described as an “AI air force” that operates “robot fighter jets” alongside traditional crewed aircraft. “We’ve known that that is our future, but maybe two, three years ago, we would have talked about 2035 as the endpoint. I think it’s today,” Smyth, the Chief of the Air Staff, said inside a hangar at an RAF base in the UK, the location of which has been withheld for security reasons. The Royal Air Force is one of several Western air forces pursuing autonomous, AI-powered drones, which, depending on the country and the developer, are known by names such as “loyal wingmen,” “collaborative combat aircraft,” or “autonomous collaborative platforms.” These uncrewed systems are designed to fly with or ahead of piloted fighter jets to augment overall airpower; they can also be used to penetrate contested high-threat areas without putting a human pilot at risk. One example of this new technology is the UK’s StormShroud drone, which can jam enemy radars and clear pathways for British F-35Bs and Typhoon fighter jets that would otherwise be vulnerable to surface-to-air missiles. The uncrewed system entered service in May 2025. The StormShroud drone is seen on display in 2025. Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images The Royal Air Force launched its Autonomous Collaborative Platform Strategy in 2024, outlining its plan to integrate uncrewed aircraft into the force. A document detailing the strategy says that by 2030, “battle-winning ACP capabilities” will play an “integral part” in the British force structure and routinely operate alongside piloted systems. “We always knew, in theory, that this was a capability that would be coming,” Smyth said of the advanced uncrewed aircraft. “We expected it to really come to the fore in the next decade. In truth, it’s here today.” The RAF chief shared that “we’re just about to embark on some work for our air force to relook at our combat air strategy and where those types of capabilities might and could play into that much sooner than we hitherto thought.” Smyth said that Britain has sped up these...
La Royal Air Force avance sur le drone de saturation Tekever StormShroud .
Le 3 mai 2026, par Arnaud. C'est un des programmes clés de la défense britannique. Le N°216 Squadron de la Royal Air Force fait voler actuellement (en essais) le drone Tekever Aéronefs Militaires
La Royal Air Force avance sur le drone de saturation Tekever ...
Le N°216 Squadron de la Royal Air Force fait voler actuellement (en essais) le drone Tekever StormShroud chargé de saturer un espace aérien afin de le brouiller à l'approche d'avions de combat, y compris de 5ème génération. Cet engin de conception portugaise a été dopé de technologies britanniques… et italiennes.
