General Atomics has officially been awarded the contract for Phase 3 of DARPA's 'LongShot' unmanned aircraft system program.
"Begun in 2020, GA was competitively awarded a contract to develop DARPA’s concept for disruptive air combat operations through demonstration of an air-to-air weapons capable air vehicle," Brinkley added. "Over the last three years, GA-ASI has iterated on numerous vehicle designs to optimize performance and will begin flight testing in December 2023," Brinkley said.
The new concept art, released by GA, depicts a significantly altered design compared to the one displayed two years ago,. The uncrewed aircraft features an elongated fuselage, small canards at the front, reverse-swept main wings towards the back, and an inverted V-shaped twin-tail configuration. The main wings appear to be detachable after launch. Additionally, there is a small streamlined tail extension behind the top-mounted dorsal engine air intake and a chined nose.
"The 'LongShot' program is developing and flight demonstrating an air-launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicle capable of engaging multiple adversary targets from standoff ranges using existing air-to-air missiles," according to the entry for the program in the, which was released in March. "LongShot will be deployed either externally from existing fighters or internally from existing bombers," they added.
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