DARPA’s Vision of Future War — Swarms of Missiles and Drones SoSITE project wants to overwhelm air defense systems

By ROBERT BECKHUSEN

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One of the most important jobs for an air force is suppressing enemy air defenses. It means hacking, jamming or otherwise blowing up radars and anti-aircraft missile sites — often during the opening stages of a war.

Now a new project from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency envisions a near-future strategy using a cargo plane converted into a missile and drone-packing mothership — all commanded by an F-35 stealth fighter.