View source for Skyborg

{{short description|U.S. Air Force R&D program}}
{{for|the video game|Skyborg: Into the Vortex}}
[[File:XQ-58A_Valkyrie_demonstrator_first_flight.jpg|thumb|right]]
The '''Skyborg''' project is a [[United States Air Force]] Vanguard program developing [[unmanned combat aerial vehicle]]s intended to accompany a manned fighter aircraft.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-08-28|title=Skyborg: the US Air Force's future AI fleet|url=https://www.airforce-technology.com/features/skyborg-the-us-air-forces-future-ai-fleet/|access-date=2020-08-21|website=Airforce Technology|language=en-GB}}</ref> {{As of|2020}}, contracts have been awarded to [[Boeing]], [[General Atomics]], [[Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems]] and [[Northrop Grumman]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-24|title=4 Companies Move Forward in Skyborg Competition|url=https://www.airforcemag.com/4-companies-move-forward-in-skyborg-competition/|access-date=2020-08-21|website=Air Force Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Insinna|first=Valerie|date=2020-07-23|title=Four companies win contracts to build the Air Force's Skyborg drone|url=https://www.defensenews.com/unmanned/2020/07/23/four-companies-got-contracts-to-build-the-air-forces-skyborg-drone/|access-date=2020-08-21|website=Defense News|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Development ==
On September 29, 2020, the US Air Force contracted nine corporations (AeroVironment, Autonodyne LLC, BAE Systems, Blue Force Technologies, Fregata Systems LLC, Lockheed Martin, NextGen Aeronautic, Sierra Technical Services, and Wichita State University) to work on Skyborg prototyping and experimentation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Contracts for September 29, 2020|url=https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Contracts/Contract/Article/2365695//|access-date=2021-01-27|website=U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE|language=en-US}}</ref> On December 21, 2020, Voly Defense Solutions LLC of Concord, California, was added to the contract.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Contracts for December 21, 2020|url=https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Contracts/Contract/Article/2454191//|access-date=2021-01-27|website=U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE|language=en-US}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[AVIC Dark Sword]]
* [[Baykar Bayraktar Kızılelma]]
* [[Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat]], formerly the Boeing Airpower Teaming System
* [[Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie]]
* [[X-62A VISTA]], formerly the NF-16D VISTA
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{USAF-stub}}
[[Category:Drone warfare]]