A sniper pod stand near an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 9, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier) Skunk Works has developed artificial intelligence-powered, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) pod autonomously searching out and confirming a target. The demonstration was conducted at Edwards AFB …
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As we have reported earlier, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum is getting an F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighter Jet. Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute are partnering on a permanent static display for the F-117 Nighthawk that bears the nickname “Unexpected Guest.” The display …
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The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Mach 3-strategic reconnaissance aircraft remained the world’s fastest and highest-flying operational aircraft throughout its nearly 24-year career. From 80,000 feet, it could survey 100,000 square miles of Earth’s surface per hour. And in the off chance an enemy tried to shoot it down with a missile, …
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On Jan 11, 2018, Boeing unveiled a conceptual model for a new hypersonic jet that would replace the SR-71 Blackbird at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics SciTech forum in Orlando. Here are the Details: Boeing unveils it’s Mach 5+ ‘Son of Blackbird’ conceptual hypersonic jet design to replace …
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