US rushing drones to carriers to blunt China’s missile edge

The US, pressed by China’s missile reach and its own aging carrier fighters, is rushing unmanned warplanes onto its carriers to claw back range, survivability and strike power. This month, USNI reported that the US Navy has contracted five defense firms—General Atomics, Boeing, Anduril, Northrop Grumman, and Lockheed Martin—to develop armed, unmanned aircraft and control
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