LongShot Air-To-Air Combat Drone Bid Won By General Atomics
The LongShot program is centered on developing an air-to-air missile-armed drone that fighters and bombers can launch and control.
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The LongShot program is centered on developing an air-to-air missile-armed drone that fighters and bombers can launch and control.
Joby manufactures electric vertical-take-off-and-landing vehicles, with the hope that its flying-taxis could open up urban travel opportunities.
The USN has awarded two contracts to Raytheon Missiles and Defence and Lockheed Martin for initial development of a carrier-suitable long-range, high-speed weapon known as Hypersonic Air Launched Offensive Anti-Surface (HALO).
Shoot it down. >> if they knew we were going to catch them, why would they do it? >> they may still have obtained some intelligence value from it. i think they're also testing this capability to see how they can direct the balloon, how they can direct the surveillance aircraft to what degree they can go undetected, what's the quickest route. they have a number of objectives in fielding any capability. but ultimately, it's in a treatable asset, that sort of fancy way of saying they don't really care if it gets shot down. there's no people on board, if it gets shot down, they'll just throw anoth...
In an unprecedented event on March 9, 2022, India launched a missile, reportedly identified as the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile