What Happened
USAF Partners With Defense Innovation Unit For Modular Aircraft
The US Air Force has begun its search for a successor to the MQ-9 multi-mission drone, partnering with the Defense Innovation Unit on the Massed Modular Aircraft effort. The service aims to find a more adaptable, mass-producible, and cheaper alternative to the MQ-9, with a focus on modular design and open systems architecture. The Air Force plans to leverage the Autonomy Government Reference Architecture to enable rapid onboarding of new capabilities. The effort was first reported by National Defense Magazine.