DARPA exploring “aircraft carrier in the sky” concept

DARPA has invited the industry to submit their ideas on how to enable existing large aircraft to carry, launch and recover multiple unmanned air systems.

Respondents must prove that their solution require minimal modification of existing large aircraft types and can achieve full-system flight demonstrations within four years.

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