Thursday, September 3, 2009

Warplanes Of The Future?

WK1 lands back at Mojave after first post-storage test flight
(all photos Tom Norris/Chris Ravelo)


“Eve” Mother-Ship Could Form Basis of Future Warplanes -- War Is Boring

On Monday Secretary of Defense Robert Gates toured the Texas factory where defense firm L3 adds sensors and other electronics to Beechcraft King Air passenger planes. The resulting $17-million MC-12W spy plane, with 37 on order, is one of the new “fast, inexpensive, simple and tiny” weapons that is fueling the evolution of the U.S. military from an 20th-century industrial force, to a faster, more adaptive, modern institution. “The best solution isn’t always the fanciest or the most expensive,” Gates said. Responsiveness, affordability and sheer numbers represent a sophistication all their own.

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My Comment: This was all science fiction 10 years ago .... and today .... it is reality.

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