Royal Navy to Trial Northrop Grumman Test Aircraft on Carrier in 2027

The Royal Navy will trial Northrop Grumman’s Talon IQ autonomous testbed demonstrator off a Queen Elizabeth-class carrier next year, the First Sea Lord announced Tuesday. The trials will serve as the initial stage of the Royal Navy’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, which will see attack drones operate alongside its embarked F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft. The Talon IQ demonstrator is one of two air vehicles currently operating under Norththrop Grumman’s internally funded Project

Source: USNI News