Loyal wingman drone

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Loyal wingman drone, also referred as a collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) or autonomous collaborative platform (ACP), is a specialized class of autonomous or semi-autonomous unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) designed to perform aerial manned-unmanned teaming and operate as a force multiplier alongside crewed fighter jets and other military aircraft. Unlike traditional ground controlled remotely piloted drones, a loyal wingman controlled by utilizing human-in-the-loop from a manned aircraft and artificial intelligence (AI) of the loyal wingman drone to fly in formation, react to changing battlefield conditions, and independently execute commands without requiring constant manual inputs from a ground operator. An unmanned fighter aircraft can function equally well as a loyal wingman drone when designed for that role, but a loyal wingman drone is not always an unmanned fighter aircraft.

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