Sky-X UCAV

The Sky-X is an unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) demonstrator under development for the Italian air force. It is designed for low-observable flight while carrying two JDAMs in an internal weapons bay.

The Sky-X is also being used to explore artificial intelligence that would allow the UCAV to make more autonomous decisions in flight, reducing the chance that communications with a ground control station could be jammed and render the aircraft ineffective.

The aircraft has a...