Research on Cooperative Operation of the U.S.Manned Fighter and UAV
LIU Fangming
WANG Kai
Abstract：The cooperative operation of manned aircraft and drones will be one of the important combat methods in the future.In recent years,the U.S.military has been committed to improving the cooperative operation ability of manned aircraft and drones through tactical exercises.Sorted out the fifth generation of U.S.military aircraft network,intelligent upgrade measures.From the four aspects of coordinated deep strike of advanced fighter and bomber formation,coordinated operation of manned fighter and un-manned attack/fighter,coordinated operation of manned fighter and unmanned aerial vehicle group,coordinated operation of manned fighter,loyal wingman and unmanned aerial vehicle group,this paper analyzes the main methods of coordinated operation of manned fighter and unmanned aerial vehicle,the progress of relevant experimental tests,and the next plan,summarizes the expe-rience and enlightenment,and looks forward to its future development.
Keywords：manned aircraftUAVcooperative combatresearch
Publication Date：2023-12-20
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 14-18 )