IFC 2026: Airbus pauses Wingman CCA in favour of Ravenstorm

Airbus Defence and Space has paused its Wingman collaborative combat aircraft project and is prioritizing the U760 Ravenstorm, with a target service entry in 2032. The company said at the International Fighter Conference in Munich that potential customers wanted the capability sooner than the Wingman development schedule could accommodate. The Ravenstorm draws on Airbus’s earlier Barracuda demonstrator and is designed for high-subsonic flight with a payload of more than 500 kilograms. Airbus indicated that potential customers did not require the supersonic performance envisaged for the original Wingman design.