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United Kingdom: drone swarm for air strikes of the future

First prototypes should be ready this year

In the future, the Royal Air Force (RAF) will use a new strategy to face the enemy defenses, and this will not be focused only on the airplanes but also on the drones (UAV, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle). Speaking in London yesterday the defense secretary Gavin Williamson announced that UAVs will be developed that can be used in swarms so as to confuse enemy air defenses, since it would be impossible for...

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London, UK, 02/12/2019 12:02
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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