
The Air Force Research Laboratory is aiming to field the new prototype autonomous, unmanned combat air vehicle dubbed “Skyborg” by 2023, the service said March 27. Air Force Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Will Roper announced the new initiative March 15, and elaborated on the concept of having a “quarterback in the sky” that would train alongside pilots and eventually partner with attritable aircraft during a media gaggle March 17 (Defense Daily, March 17). The Air Force office…