Lockheed-Martin is building a fighter plane that won’t require a pilot:
Lockheed Martin Corp. has proposed an unmanned version of its Joint Strike Fighter, the F-35, which would make it the first full-scale fighter to operate without a pilot and signal the Bethesda weapons maker’s push into the growing market for drone aircraft.
The idea has been in the works for two years, Lockheed Vice President Frank Mauro said at a briefing yesterday. He provided few details but said the plane could be built as an interchangeable hybrid — manned by a pilot for some missions and operated remotely for others.
Very cool.
August 16th, 2006 at 4:22 pm
Um, ever see “Stealth”?
August 16th, 2006 at 4:40 pm
Kip,
Actually, I haven’t yet, but, after I wrote that I remembered a fun little Clint Eastwood movie called “Firefox.” Of course, I doubt the F-35 will require the pilot to think in Russian