RAF Autonomous Fighter Jet Named Storm Fighter
The program will develop autonomous jets to fly alongside Typhoons and F-35s, with officials saying it will strengthen survivability and support exports and jobs.
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Britain Just Named Its Drone Wingman: Storm Fighter Will Fly Into Combat With the Typhoon, F-35, and Tempest
Storm Fighter, Storm Chrome, Storm Fire: Britain names its drone-wingman family and claims Europe's first sixth-generation air force is coming this decade.
UK launches storm fighter loyal wingman programme to build Europe's first sixth generation air force
International News: The UK royal air force has launched Storm Fighter, a new collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) programme to develop autonomous \"loyal wingman\" drones th.
Storm Fighter: UK christens drone wingman program, unveils new designs
LONDON — The United Kingdom has officially designated its Collaborative Combat Aircraft drone wingman effort as the Storm Fighter, and is planning at least two new designs of unmanned aircraft to bolster its unmanned ambitions, government officials revealed today. The new nomenclature for the CCA program was disclosed this morning by Luke Pollard, the UK’s...
RAF autonomous fighter jet named Storm Fighter
The United Kingdom’s programme to develop autonomous fighter jets will be named Storm Fighter, Defence Minister Luke Pollard has announced, with the aircraft intended to fly alongside the RAF’s Typhoons, F-35s and future Tempest jets as what he described as both “guardian angel and an attack dog.” Speaking on the second day of the Global Air and Space Chiefs’ Conference in London, the Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry said the Collabor…
RAF Names CCA Program Storm Fighter, Unveils Jamming and Strike Drone Variants
Britain’s Royal Air Force officially named its collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) program Storm Fighter on July 16, 2026. Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard announced the name at the Global Air and Space Chiefs’ Conference in London, while Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Harv Smyth separately unveiled two new supporting uncrewed designs. These include StormChrome, a dedicated electronic warfare jamming platform, a…
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