BAE unveils Brontanax autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototype

BAE Systems revealed Brontanax, a UK-built autonomous uncrewed Collaborative Combat Aircraft intended to team with crewed fighters (e.g., Typhoon) for electronic warfare and precision strike. The novelty is the UK’s first domestically designed CCA concept with open-architecture modularity and a stated path to flight testing and potential service before 2030, with imagery suggesting possible carrier/STOVL ambitions.