BAE Systems unveiled Brontanax, the UK’s first uncrewed autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft, at Farnborough to augment crewed airpower. The prototype, built by more than 500 engineers at Warton, is intended to extend combat mass by operating alongside Typhoon and other frontline aircraft as part of the StormFighter autonomous‑CCA program supported by a £300 million government investment. Brontanax is designed for electronic warfare and precision strike, featuring an open architecture and modular design to adapt to evolving threats, and can be controlled from range by a Typhoon pilot. Defence officials highlighted the project as a milestone for sovereign capability, with aims for Brontanax to enter service before the decade’s end and to allow the RAF to fly a CCA alongside a Typhoon by 2027. Several outlets emphasize the aircraft’s cost‑effectiveness and modular, stealth‑focused approach, noting it is advancing in a competitive unmanned fighter market without broad government co‑investment. The coverage underscores the UK’s push toward sixth‑generation ambitions and sovereign defence tech in ongoing modernization efforts.