{"id":2593780,"date":"2026-06-24T10:33:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T08:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/airbus-ravenstorm-helsing-ca-1ea-europe-combat-drones-ila-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T11:28:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T09:28:41","slug":"airbus-ravenstorm-helsing-ca-1ea-europe-combat-drones-ila-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/airbus-ravenstorm-helsing-ca-1ea-europe-combat-drones-ila-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe Rolls Out Its Robot Wingmen"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style><p>For years, the race to build \u201crobot wingmen\u201d \u2014 uncrewed jets that fight alongside human pilots \u2014 looked like an American and Australian story. In a single week in June, Europe planted its flag.<\/p><p>At the ILA air show in Berlin, two very different European players pulled the covers off two very different combat drones within a day of each other. Airbus, the continent\u2019s aerospace giant, revealed the U760 Ravenstorm. Helsing, a fast-rising defence-software startup, answered with the CA-1EA. Both are bets that the next fighter pilot will rarely fly alone.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f3f4f6;border-radius:8px;padding:18px 22px;margin:24px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;color:#333;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:.3px\">QUICK FACTS<\/p><table style=\"border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;line-height:1.5\"><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 14px 6px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Event<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#222\">ILA Berlin air show, 10 June 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 14px 6px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Airbus U760 Ravenstorm<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#222\">13 m long, 6-tonne stealthy combat drone; service ~2032<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 14px 6px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Helsing CA-1EA<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#222\">11 m, 4-tonne electronic-attack drone; in service ~2031<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 14px 6px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Both team with<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#222\">The Eurofighter Typhoon<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 14px 6px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Shared idea<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#222\">AI \u201ccollaborative combat aircraft\u201d that fly with crewed fighters<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 14px 6px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Why now<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#222\">Europe wants sovereign robot wingmen \u2014 and fewer US strings<\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Airbus brings the muscle<\/h2><p>The Ravenstorm is a proper combat aircraft in miniature: 13 metres long, a 10-metre wingspan, around six tonnes, and more than 500 kilograms of weapons carried internally to keep it stealthy. Its swept wings, canted twin tails and a dorsal air intake all point the same way \u2014 it is built to slip into defended airspace ahead of crewed jets and carry missiles, bombs or jammers as the mission demands.<\/p><p>Crucially, Airbus is not selling a single drone but a family. The Ravenstorm shares a common autonomy \u201cbrain\u201d \u2014 a system Airbus calls MARS \u2014 with its other uncrewed aircraft. And because a clean-sheet European design takes time, Airbus is fielding a near-term stand-in first: the U740 Valkyrie, based on the American Kratos XQ-58A, to give the German Air Force something to fly by 2029 before the home-grown Ravenstorm arrives around 2032.<\/p><h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Helsing brings the brains<\/h2><p>If Airbus is the incumbent, Helsing is the disruptor \u2014 a software company that thinks the hard part of an autonomous warplane is the autonomy, not the airframe. Its CA-1 Europa, built with Grob Aircraft in Bavaria, now comes in two flavours: the CA-1KA for kinetic strike (first flight planned for 2027), and the newly revealed CA-1EA for electronic attack (in service targeted for 2031).<\/p><p>The EA variant is the eye-catcher. Rather than jamming from a safe distance, it is designed as an escort jammer \u2014 flying up to 100 kilometres <em>ahead<\/em> of a Eurofighter package, straight into the teeth of enemy radars, to blind them before the human pilots arrive. It even carries a second generator just to feed its power-hungry jamming suite. Europe has almost no aircraft that can do this today; the job has long belonged to the U.S. Navy\u2019s EA-18G Growler.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px\"><img data-opt-id=1140226611  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/eurofighter-typhoon-luftwaffe.jpg\" alt=\"A Eurofighter Typhoon of the German Air Force\" style=\"display:block;width:100%!important;max-width:100%!important;height:auto!important;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">The aircraft both drones are built to serve: a German Eurofighter Typhoon. Helsing imagines its CA-1EA flying up to 100 km ahead of a Typhoon package. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Why Europe is suddenly in a hurry<\/h2><p>The timing is not coincidence. Europe\u2019s fighter pilots fly Eurofighters and Rafales that must stay relevant through the 2030s, while the next-generation FCAS and GCAP programmes grind slowly toward reality. Cheap, expendable, AI-flown wingmen are a way to add mass and survivability now \u2014 and to do it without depending on airframes Washington can restrict.<\/p><p>The field is already crowded: Boeing and Rheinmetall are pushing the MQ-28 Ghost Bat, General Atomics is selling its own design, and Baykar and Leonardo are flying the K\u0131z\u0131lelma. What Berlin showed is that Europe no longer intends to watch this race from the grandstand. It wants its own machines flying point \u2014 so that, increasingly, it is a robot, not a pilot, that meets the first missile.<\/p><p><em>Sources: Army Recognition; FlightGlobal; The War Zone; Airbus; Helsing; ILA Berlin 2026.<\/em><\/p><!-- mf-faq -->\n\n<div class=\"mf-faq-block\"><style>.mf-faq-block{margin:34px 0}.mf-faq-item:not([open]) .mf-faq-answer{display:none !important}.mf-faq-block h2.mf-faq-h{padding-top:22px;margin-bottom:14px}.mf-faq-item{border:1px solid #e2e8f5;border-radius:8px;margin:0 0 10px;background:#fff}.mf-faq-item summary{list-style:none;cursor:pointer;padding:15px 50px 15px 18px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;position:relative;line-height:1.45;user-select:none}.mf-faq-item summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}.mf-faq-item summary::after{content:\"+\";position:absolute;right:18px;top:50%;transform:translateY(-50%);font-size:1.5em;font-weight:400;color:#5C91FF;line-height:1}.mf-faq-item[open] summary::after{content:\"\\2013\"}.mf-faq-item[open] summary{border-bottom:1px solid #eef1f8}.mf-faq-item summary:hover{background:#f5f8ff}.mf-faq-answer{padding:14px 18px;color:#333;line-height:1.6}.mf-faq-answer p{margin:0}.mf-faq-answer a{color:#5C91FF}<\/style><h2 class=\"mf-faq-h\">Related Questions<\/h2><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>What are \u201crobot wingmen\u201d?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>Robot wingmen, or collaborative combat aircraft, are uncrewed jets that fly alongside human-piloted fighters, controlled by AI and the pilot to scout, jam or strike. At ILA Berlin in June 2026, Airbus and Helsing unveiled two European designs, joining efforts like <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/leonardo-baykar-k-swarm-m346-kizilelma-teaming\/\">a crewed jet commanding a drone in Turkey<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>What is the Airbus Ravenstorm?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>The U760 Ravenstorm is Airbus\u2019s stealthy combat drone, revealed at ILA Berlin 2026. It is about 13 metres long with a 10-metre wingspan, weighs around six tonnes, and carries over 500 kg of weapons internally to preserve its stealth. Service entry is expected around 2032.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>What is the Helsing CA-1EA?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>The CA-1EA is an electronic-attack combat drone from Helsing, a fast-rising European defence-software startup. About 11 metres long and four tonnes, it is designed to team with the Eurofighter Typhoon and is expected in service around 2031.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>Why does Europe want its own combat drones?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>Europe wants sovereign \u201crobot wingmen\u201d to reduce reliance on the United States and keep control of critical defence technology. The push comes amid wider turbulence in European fighter projects, including <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/europe-fcas-ngf-fighter-cancelled-dassault-airbus\/\">the troubled FCAS sixth-generation programme<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>What is a collaborative combat aircraft (CCA)?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>A CCA is an AI-enabled uncrewed aircraft built to operate as a team with crewed fighters. The U.S. has moved fastest, recently <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/air-force-cca-fq-42a-fq-44a-production-contracts\/\">clearing its first robot fighters for mass production<\/a>, and now Europe, Australia and others are fielding their own.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>What is the Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>The XQ-58A Valkyrie is an American-built combat drone. 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