Long list of drone programmes… Vampire, Vixen, Mojave, Proteus, Primus, Minerva and Peregrine.
Plus, at lower level, PUMA, PRIMIS, SECONDIS and GHOST S4.
It is a well known fact that timelines slip and ambitions sometimes are not realized, but fact is: Royal Navy is working on its Future Maritime Aviation Force vision of a variety of drones integrating helicopters and a "standard" carrier wing of 2x F-35B Sqns (24 embarked jets)
The road to FMAF is undoubtedly long and complex. Much of what is being pursued was, quite simply, never done before. There is no ready manual, much of it has yet to be written and progress will come in stages, both for technical and budgetary reasons.….
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