Air Vice-Marshal Lincoln Taylor, the RAF’s chief of staff for capability, described the “importance of control of the air” after observing the ongoing war in Ukraine.
The MoD’s Richard Burton was unable to provide any specific details regarding the maiden flight, but said the plane would be a low-observable aircraft. Other details remain “highly sensitive.”
“We have been developing these for a long time. We know autonomy is good for operations in contested environments, so now is an appropriate time,” a BAE executive said.
Listing a series of theoretical space capabilities, the Ministry of Defence’s Director for Space, Air Vice-Marshal Harv Smyth, said, “Who would not be excited by this?”
Mosquito had been scheduled to fly by the end of 2023, supported by a consortium of US firms Northrop Grumman and Spirit AeroSystems, along with UK company Callen-Lenz.
Ukraine’s special operations forces have been conducting efforts against Russia since day one, and among the close-knit SOF community there are clear lessons being learned.
“I think we want to see interoperability as we digitize our forces, especially in our aviation formations. That’s the focus,” Brig. Gen. Robert Barrie, head of the US Army’s Program Executive Office-Aviation, told Breaking Defense.
Officials and executives want to focus on mission systems and algorithms; seekers; lethal packages; propulsion; and materials, structures and electronics.
“Our focus is to get the sensors and information architecture correct. We might have to change other capabilities out for that if necessary,” said Jez Holmes, Head of the RAF’s Rapid Capabilities Office.
High-performance systems generate tremendous amounts of heat that can compromise missions and make high-tech systems less effective in tactical environments. But there is a solution to this modern-age challenge.
High-performance systems generate tremendous amounts of heat that can compromise missions and make high-tech systems less effective in tactical environments. But there is a solution to this modern-age challenge.
