The Defence Investment Plan commits almost £250m to Project PANTHEON to build a Hybrid Carrier Air Wing, with jet-powered drones trialled under Project VANQUISH to fly alongside the F-35B and an autonomous early warning system for the carriers. The Royal Navy will spend almost £250 million developing autonomous aircraft to fly from its two aircraft carriers alongside the F-35B, building what it calls a Hybrid Carrier Air Wing under a programme n…