Reloading a vertical launching system is a challenging maneuver, given the crane must hold missile canisters vertically, while slowly lowering explosives.
Project Venom aims to load autonomous software in six piloted F-16s for testing. If it works, the technology could be the brains of a future drone fleet.
The Coast Guard wants to accelerate its aircraft improvement and life extension projects, and build up its Fast Response Cutter fleet, if given more money.
