Thursday, July 28, 2022

The UK Wants Mind-Reading Combat Jets

When images of the Tempest were first released in 2018 it was dubbed the "pregnant pelican"  

BBC: A mind-reading combat jet for the future 

During World War II, Spitfire pilots described their plane as so responsive it felt like an extension of their limbs. 

Fighter pilots of the 2030s, however, will have an even closer relationship with their fighter jet. It will read their minds. 

The Tempest jet is being developed by the UK's BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, European missiles group, MBDA and Italy's Leonardo. 

One feature will be an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to assist the human pilot when they are overwhelmed, or under extreme stress.  

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WNU Editor: The UK and Japan are now working together .... UK to work with Japan on supersonic Tempest fighter jet (The Guardian). The cost is also going up .... UK's Tempest fighter project soars as European rival remains in limbo (TechXplore).

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