Airbus Unmanned Wingman

[chopper2004]

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2024-06-unmanned-escort-for-manned-fighter-jets-airbus-presents-new-wingman

and I am here at ILA Berlin 2024 so wandered past the Airbus chalet and saw the mock up so here are my pics


https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1504/img_1713_e2d68e651cf2349ab03f29577860404e1ddc63cf.jpeg
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1504/img_1714_b4f118dd7333732c88c64e1fb6aa76264c777996.jpeg
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1504/img_1715_3c9615dc6d748916c1601575bcdbe36228aa8d3a.jpeg

cheers

[cynicalint]

Won't get too many passengers into that!

[magyar_flyer]

Ryanair would make good use of it.

[Runaway Gun]

Please paint some teeth in the intake blank 🫦

[jolihokistix]

Is that the cockpit window for the unman?

[Video Mixdown]

The intake looks very like that of the X-32.

[Lonewolf_50]

Looks like the mouth of a blue whale scooping in krill and plankton ...

[Fly-by-Wife]

Well at least it seems to be happy and smiling. Perhaps frowning and angry would be more appropriate.