As science fiction technology quickly continues becoming real, the U.S. military now has plans for an experimental plane taken straight out of video games.
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US military’s new X-plane program highlights a missile-like experimental craft
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has been quietly building one of the most unusual experimental aircraft in recent memory, a missile-shaped drone designed to carry and launch its own ...
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Can the US Navy's HELIOS Solve the Iranian Drone Swarm Problem Once and For All?
As drone swarms overwhelm conventional defenses, the U.S. Navy is deploying HELIOS, a 60-kW laser that can destroy targets at the speed of light for the cost of electricity.
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Bell’s new 517 mph-speeding aircraft for DARPA’s SPRINT program passes design review
In military aviation, the runway has always been a tether. It provides the distance ...
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army transformed itself after witnessing the First Gulf War, which exposed the power of ...
The X-76 is the latest in a long series of experimental X-planes developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
The U.S. Air Force has some iconic aircraft among its ranks, but it has also flown has some truly unique elusive, and plain ...
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has unveiled a new experimental jet convertiplane, the X-76. It is designed to combine the speed of a jet aircraft with the […] ...
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Top 10: Totally bizarre engines fitted to aircraft
Top 10: Totally bizarre engines fitted to aircraft ...
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US Navy selects Mach 4 hypersonic ALRRM missile to conduct deep 400-mile strikes
The US Navy has recently selected a subsidiary of technology company Palladyne AI to ...
NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft is preparing for its second flight, a step that will set the pace for more flight testing in 2026.
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