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The B-21 is stated to be capable of uncrewed operation.
by dotnet00 4y ago
The B-21 is stated to be capable of uncrewed operation.
- ceejayoz 4y agoIt's capable of maybe later on being made uncrewed. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/12/03/air-force-reveals-new-b-21-bomber-keeping-pilot-now.html https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/12/03/air-force-rev... > The service has not fully delivered on, or explained what, that unmanned concept or capability would look like. Defense experts told Military.com prior to the rollout that it is unlikely we’d see a fully autonomous bomber anywhere in the near future. They also canceled the drone wingman: > In 2021, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall publicly discussed the idea of having a drone counterpart to the B-21 that would essentially act as a wingman alongside the bomber. But Kendall later backtracked, telling Breaking Defense in July that the concept was not as “cost-effective” and “less attractive” than previously thought.