While waiting for the Scaf, manufacturers are conducting tests that will be used for the fighter jets of the future. It is in this context that Airbus has just achieved and succeeded in an aeronautical feat. The manufacturer dropped one of its drones, a modified Do-DT25, from the hold of a Bundeswehr A400M.
Once ejected, the aircraft’s engines were started remotely and then flown from the cargo plane. The A400M crew then transferred control to a ground operator who landed the drone safely.
The Scaf takes shape
These tests make it possible to optimize the role of drones by optimizing their range thanks to a launcher that could be used within the framework of the development program for air combat systems of the future. This device was developed in just 6 months by Airbus and its partners, including the Bundeswehr and the German arms agency, BAAINBw.
If we talk a lot about the NFG (New generation fighter), the 6th generation cyber combat aircraft developed by Dassault, the Scaf will also consist of a fleet of drones. They will be remotely piloted from the air, land or sea to assist pilots in their missions. Once in flight, this squadron could join the NGFs to form an operational fleet under the control of the pilots.
“Military transport aircraft such as the A400M will be able to play an important role: as a ‘mothership’, they will be able to transport support drones as close as possible to their areas of operation before releasing up to 50 small support drones or up to 12 drones. larger support.
Source: BFM TV
