Lockheed Martin to Test Up to $2 Million Disposable Speed ​​Racer Drone for F-35 Lightning II Fighter

The American fifth-generation fighter F-35 Lightning II in the foreseeable future mayGet a companion in the form of

Lockheed Martin, which is also the developer of the aircraft itself, is working on the creation of the drone.

What is known

The drone is called SpeedRacer. In the near future, Lockheed Martin will conduct a scheduled test of the drone. The tests will take place as part of the Project Carrera program to create a disposable drone worth less than $2 million.

$100 million was invested in the project.A fifth of this amount was spent on combining the work of manned and unmanned systems. $42 million allocated for the development of open architecture and artificial intelligence.

Project Carrera will allow Lockheed Martinto develop a cheap disposable drone for electronic warfare and sensing. Also, the Speed ​​Racer drone can be used as a decoy for air defense systems.