A recent paper titled “Command and Control Imperatives for the 21st Century” from the Mitchell Institute has suggested that the U.S. Air Force could look at using supersonic airliners that are in development as future command and control (C2) airborne platforms.
Category: Research
NASA’s Airborne Location Integrating Geospatial Navigation System
NASA needs to measure the shockwaves produced by the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology airplane once it goes supersonic. To achieve that, it developed the Airborne Location Integrating Geospatial Navigation System (ALIGNS).
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Concept video of KAI’s twin-engine airlifter
Silent Arrow 1-Ton Autonomous Cargo Delivery
Why use a parachute when you can glide
Skyborg has flown, borrowing the body of a UTAP-22
Skyborg, the U.S. Air Force’s low-cost, attritable unmanned air vehicle, has its autonomy core system (ACS) flown aboard a Kratos UTAP-22 tactical unmanned vehicle on Apr. 29.
Photo: U.S. Air Force
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