The MQ-14 Long Loiter Attack Drone will be a key part of the DDS Air Force in the next decade. Flight testing of LLAD, a long-range subsonic reconnaissance drone with a stand-off attack role, began in the Summer and already LLAD has impressed the DDS.
Range has been found to be higher than estimated and the platform is very aerodynamically sound which makes it very stable. A further refined second prototype will make it's debut in a few months and testing with the sort of sensors it will use in service will begin. Datalinking with manned and other unmanned aerial assets will also be tested.
