What Happened
European Manufacturer Shifts Focus To Meet Accelerated German Timeline
Airbus has ended the development of its Wingman drone concept to focus on the U760 Ravenstorm Collaborative Combat Aircraft, following Germany’s accelerated timeline for potential service entry. The U760 is an evolution of the company’s Barracuda drone demonstrator and offers a high subsonic cruise speed and internal weapons bay capacity. According to Laurent Le Quément, head of future air power and UAS marketing at Airbus, the decision was made to meet the customer’s need for earlier service entry. This development was first reported by Breaking Defense.