The future is here!-----Navy Fighter Pilots Need To Gain Trust In Pilotless Wingmen By Actually Flying With Them

A Navy strike fighter instructor says naval aviators will need a lot more than virtual training to have faith in their new drone companions. - Joseph Trevithick

• This echoes past comments from members of the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps, and is set to be a critical factor in turning the Navy’s still very nascent and evolving crewed-uncrewed teaming vision into a reality.

Navy Lt. Cdr. Mark “Tugboat” Jbeily talked about ‘loyal wingman’ type drones, now commonly called Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), and crewed-uncrewed teaming, and how they factor into his service’s plans for future carrier air wings, with our Jamie Hunter at the Tailhook Association’s annual symposium today...