An aircraft dubbed 'The Survivor' uses nanotechnology to repair itself mid-air after suffered battle damage
Fighter Planes Which Split In Two Like 'Transformers' And Self-Healing Aircraft Are Set To Revolutionize Air Warfare By 2040 -- Daily Mail
BAE Systems planning sci-fi jets that can replicate themselves in battle
Other weapon systems will be able to repair damage while in the air
Another ambitious plan involves a transformer jet that splits in mid-air
The company is also developing a laser beam weapons system
A British company is developing self-healing fighter jets, transformers which split in the air when approaching the warzone and even 3D printers that could create drones while in the middle of a mission.
The science fiction technology is being researched by BAE systems who believe some of the ideas could be deployed by 2040.
Nick Colosimo, futurist with BAE's research and development department said the company wanted to show some of the ideas they were currently considering.
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My Comment: The self-repairing technology is what I find interesting. It's commercial applications are obvious.
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Show off impressive concepts. Get investors. Promise investors. 40 years down the road, nobody will remember. Profit.
We should go into business D. Plowman. Does Ireland need a fighter jet? :)
Lol... Nah, we're making do with our paper planes. Good thing about paper planes is that we got lots of them about. They're also cheap and reliable, plus you can send insults at the enemy at the same time as attacking them!
Literate Air-Assault, of course! God bless the Irish!
Why do I have a craving for a Guinness right now?
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