This paper aims to provide a comprehensive review of foreign air combat concepts,air combat Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UAV)platforms and the application of intelligent technologies,and future research.Firstly,the development of the US air combat concept is analyzed from the aspects of distributed agile combat,global intelligent joint combat,manned/unmanned collaborative combat,and formation penetration air control combat.Secondly,the latest achievements of foreign air combat UAV platforms are discussed.Thirdly,the layout of foreign intelligent technologies in super-visual intelligent air combat,visual range intelligent air combat,intelligent mission planning,intelligent combat management,intelligent combat under regional denial,and manned/unmanned intelligent collaboration are analyzed.Finally,the development trend of foreign air combat UAVs is analyzed.The review shows that the construction of air combat UAVs is recommended to focus on systematic UAV"cluster"air combat,cost control under collaborative air combat,the potential and limitations of military intelligent applications,and the deep integration of algorithms and business models.With the breakthrough of related technologies,air combat UAVs will gradually realize the iterative upgrade of capabilities and become a multiplier of future air power.
Air CombatUAVArtificial IntelligenceCombat ConceptUnmanned PlatformsHu-man-machine CollaborationIntelligent Autonomy