An Australian-US alliance leads the world in a growing niche technology and doctrine. This is in Loyal Wingman stealthy jet powered UCAVs that work to manned aircraft or autonomously.
This will, in future, provide a force multiplying air-to-air platform/network against China's more numerous manned jets. Loyal Wingman might also act as smart, one-way, "kamikaze" cruise missiles against high-value naval and ground targets (regime change "decapitation hits" anyone?).
See this most informative Asia-Pacific Defence Reporter article of March 2, 2021.
Loyal Wingman first flight - uploaded here and (above) by Australia's Department of Defence, March 2, 2021.
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