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UK Advances Project PANTHEON to Develop a Hybrid Carrier Air Wing with Jet-Powered Drones Alongside F-35B Fighters

UK Royal Navy is advancing Project PANTHEON to develop jet-powered UCAVs to fly alongside F-35B on Queen Elizabeth-class carriers. Hybrid air wing targets strike, ISR and tanking roles from a ski-jump/STOVL platform. Signals RN commitment to attritable naval airpower. Parallels US Navy CCA-carrier concepts.

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