It's a tough target -- a UAV that can stay aloft for five years. And Aurora Flight Sciences' solution is an unusual one: three unmanned aircraft that take off, climb to the smoother air of the stratosphere and dock to form the 500ft-wingspan, solar-powered Odysseus. Aurora has just released video of its concept, one of three selected for Darpa's Vulture program.
A GPS-guided artillery round, it can strike within 13 feet of a target 25 miles away. And because it hits vertically, it can take out a building with minimal damage to those next door.
Two specially equipped Aim-9s intercepting a target missile. They
carried the seekers being developed for the NCADE which is an advanced
AMRAAM for intercepting ballistic missiles.
The USAF's super stealthy, super fast, super lethal air superiority fighter is awarded the Collier Trophy as a signal achievement in advancing aviation.
The ne plus ultra, Dassault Falcon's newest features fly-by-wire controls, 3 Pratt turbofans, 6,000 nm range and a Ritz-like cabin. Cost: $40 million, and there's a 4-year waiting list.
US Navy F/A 18E/Fs are getting Raytheon's APG-79 active electronically scanned array radar, which provides enhanced range, tracking of multiple air and surface targets, and data sharing.
Having test fired air-to-air missiles and its ground attack role being refined, the Typhoon may be deployed to the fight in Afghanistan, if the RAF has its way.
The twin-engine S-92 has now recorded over 100 civilian and foreign military sales, and Sikorsky hopes it will win the USAF contract for 141 combat search and rescue helicopters.
The STS has lofted 3 million pounds of cargo into orbit on 120+ missions since 1981. But after two catastrophic accidents, the three remaining orbiters will retire in 2010.
Thales UK announced May 6th, 2008 the first flight of the Watchkeeper unmanned air vehicle (UAV) platform for the British armed forces.
The flight of the Elbit Systems-built UAV happened on April 16 from Megido airfield in northern Israel. The aircraft is the first produced air vehicle, designed and built to meet the requirements of the UK Ministry of Defence, says Thales UK.
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