Aerospace Advantage - Episode 273

Collaborative Mission Autonomy: The Key to Next Gen Airpower

One of the most cutting-edge topics in combat airpower is collaborative mission autonomy. This is the technology that teams a crewed aircraft, like an F-35 or B-21, with an uncrewed aircraft, like a CCA. Collaboration promises to unlock greater mission effects than what either plane could realize on its own. Heather Penney explores this with Steve Fino and Ryan Bunge from Collins Aerospace.

Guests

Ryan BungeVice President & General Manager, Strategic Defense Solutions, Collins Aerospace
Steven FinoPrincipal Technical Fellow & Technical Director for Autonomy, Collins Aerospace

Host

Heather PenneyDirector of Studies and Research, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies

Credits

Producer
Shane Thin

Executive Producer
Doug Birkey

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