Airbus Wingman

The Airbus Wingman is an unmanned combat aerial vehicle with loyal wingman capabilities that Airbus is developing to accompany a Eurofighter Typhoon or another combat aircraft. A full scale show car version was unveiled on 3 June 2024 at the ILA Berlin Air Show, and two days later Airbus announced a partnership with the European defence AI company Helsing to develop its artificial intelligence system. It is said to feature stealth and modern sensors and is designed for aerial reconnaissance, radar jamming, air-to-air combat and air-to-surface combat, with human pilots in the command aircraft always keeping final decision making authority. Airbus names the Typhoon as the first command aircraft and says the F-35, Rafale, Gripen, A400M and A330 MRTT could also be adapted to command it. The published specification gives a length of 15.5 metres and a wingspan of 12 metres. As of June 2024 Airbus was working with the German Air Force and was reportedly in talks with the Spanish Air and Space Force.