the U.S. Navy's plan to abandon manned fighter aircraft in the coming years. This was officially declared by the Minister of naval forces of the United States, ray Mabus. Thus, the responsibility for carrying out missions at sea, land and in the air will fall "on the wings of unmanned aerial vehicles and drones, writes The Verge.

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the U.S. Navy's plan to abandon manned fighter aircraft in the coming years. This was officially declared by the Minister of naval forces of the United States, ray Mabus. Thus, the responsibility for carrying out missions at sea, land and in the air will fall "on the wings of unmanned aerial vehicles and drones, writes The Verge.

Speaking at the conference Sea-Air-Space 2015, Mabus noted that presently in service with the F-35 Lightning "should be, and most likely will be the last manned shock fighter, which the Ministry of naval forces of the United States ever bought or used."

According to a senior military official, unmanned fighters will be able not only to save the lives of pilots, but also will allow the military to experiment fearlessly with high risk to human health from technical installations. For the development of "unmanned areas" Mabus plans to create a new control center, which will focus specifically on drones and other unmanned technologies.

Mabus Also acts as a supporter of the U.S. Armed forces of 3D printing technologies, which are ready to offer not only more affordable method of production of various components and assemblies, but also more flexibility on the operational introduction of structural changes in these nodes that have a positive impact on the modernization of military technology. The Minister is confident that in the near future 3D printers will be printed not only the structural elements and components for military transport, but also a huge number of whole aircraft.