The United Kingdom Royal Air Force has put the new generation autonomous air vehicle StormShroud into service. This technology is not just defined as a UAV; it is defined as a platform that protects fighter jets from enemy defense systems and enables them to successfully complete their missions.

The United Kingdom has announced its autonomous UAV platform

StormShroud emerged with the integration of the AR3 tactical UAV platform developed by Portugal-based Tekever and the 2.5-kilogram BriteStorm electronic warfare system developed by United Kingdom-based Leonardo UK.

Thanks to this structure, the platform deceives enemy radars, allowing fighter jets such as the Eurofighter Typhoon and F-35 Lightning in the RAF inventory to reach their targets with lower risk and without being seen.

Among the prominent capabilities of the new platform is SEAD, or the capacity to suppress enemy air defenses. This system, combined with autonomous flight features, offers a high mission success rate, especially in intense electronic warfare environments.

It is stated that the developed technology was shaped in light of the field experiences gained in the war environment in Ukraine. It has been reported that these platforms, which can operate in a swarm in complex RF environments, also have a very high survival rate.

Although the program bears similarities to the US Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft initiative, it is structurally more directly aligned with the UK’s Sixth Generation Fighter Aircraft Project (GCAP) with Japan and Italy.

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