Poland’s new anti-aircraft system will hit stealth targets at supersonic speeds

Poland’s new anti-aircraft system will hit stealth targets at supersonic speeds

Post Views: 180 “Flying at supersonic speeds, CAMM missiles can destroy modern air threats including stealth aircraft and high-speed missiles,” declared the British government, in a release. “Each CAMM family missile is equipped with an advanced active radar seeker that can see even the smallest, fastest and stealthiest targets through the worst weather and the…

The most high-flying aerospace innovations of 2021

The most high-flying aerospace innovations of 2021

Post Views: 146 Augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and autonomy are just some of the technologies that elevated our air and space game in 2021. AI algorithms are helping route aircraft in more efficient ways, virtual enemies are training pilots mid-flight, and autonomous wingmen are scouting the skies ahead. Meanwhile, up in space, a NASA probe…

The most compelling military tech stories from the land, air, and sea this year

The most compelling military tech stories from the land, air, and sea this year

Post Views: 132 Microsoft inked an enormous, multi-billion-dollar deal to deliver high-tech augmented reality goggles for the US Army. The gadget is based on Microsoft’s HoloLens, although the Army refers to it as the Integrated Visual Augmentation System, or IVAS. The devices are a head-up display with night-vision tech and more, and while they promise…

Mojave, the new Predator drone, is built to navigate rugged terrain

Mojave, the new Predator drone, is built to navigate rugged terrain

Post Views: 98 “We are providing the ground force with a long-endurance, armed overwatch UAS [unmanned aerial system] that can quickly reload weapons at austere sites, located close to the conflict zone,” General Atomics aeronautical systems CEO Linden Blue said in a release. The Mojave comes 14 years after the Reaper entered service, and 27…

This experimental NASA plane will try to break the sound barrier—quietly

This experimental NASA plane will try to break the sound barrier—quietly

Post Views: 113 The X-59 QueSST—a mashup of Quiet Supersonic Technology—made the trip from California to a Lockheed Martin facility in Fort Worth, Texas, to undergo what’s known as a proof test. “The airplane has been designed with some fairly sophisticated tools,” says Walt Silva, a senior research scientist with NASA and the program’s structures…