The US military is working to develop a stealth attack drone with extraordinary capabilities, as the Department of Defense asked US weapon makers to devise ways to use existing fighters to transport drones and missile carriers to war zones, where the pilot then can launch the drone to complete the flight and attack, through remotely controlling it. There is an option to use the bombers to carry multiple drones.
Three US defense companies will be competing for the contract to develop a prototype: General Atomics, which has built the Predator and Reaper drones that have been used in all wars since 1995, and Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman.
