Innovations and open systems pace FVL and the current fleet
Innovative integration approaches and open systems architecture can bring revolutionary improvements to the performance of FLRAA and FARA, as well as the current fleet.
There is no single answer to the drone threat, pushing the Pentagon toward a broader mix of defenses.
The F-35 aside, the report recommends that the Air Force "resist future participation in any joint aircraft procurement or development programs."
The wargame will also test new aircraft weapons — a 20 mm cannon and a multi-payload launcher— and a host of electronics enabled by a plug-and-play open architecture, MOSA.