A dozen drones carrying bombs are flying so fast, faster than the speed of sound, that they are leading a fighter jet into battle. Some of them fall away to take out high-value targets, hitting at such speed that the enemy has no time to react. Others become bait for hostile missiles, sacrificing themselves to protect the jet bursting in from behind to destroy the remaining threats.
This is how a supersonic unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) could be used during aerial warfare, and one of these machines could be built in Singapore.
On Feb 25, Singapore-based Kelley Aerospace unveiled the Arrow, a combat drone concept made of carbon fibre that it said will fly at speeds of up to Mach 2.1, or 2,572km/h.
It is 14m long, 9m wide and looks like an alien spacecraft, with its sleek silhouette and dark finish....MORE
