It’s time to talk about the second letter in NASA: Aeronautics. Yes, NASA does mind-blowing things in outer space, but they also want you to get to your family reunion in one piece. NASA is making planes smarter. More »
Posts Tagged Planes
How To Land a Plane That’s Missing Half a Wing [Video]
Almost One In Three U.S. Warplanes Is a Robot
Only six years ago, drones represented barely 5 percent of the U.S. military’s thousands of airplanes. But a new report for Congress, acquired by Danger Room, marks a huge uptick in the flying, spying, deadly robots: now, 31 percent of the military’s airfleet are drones, some 7500 machines. So why’s the Pentagon spending so much more money on the planes with people in them?
It’s Like a Ginormous Slingshot, But for Planes [Monster Machines]
Killer Drones, Stealth Jets, Spy Planes: Bob Gates’ Legacy in Military Tech
Photo Gallery: Departing Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is a self-styled realist who cut a lot of cherished military programs. But a reflection on the military tech he favored — and disfavored — shows that he was mostly out to cut back on cherished military fantasies.
Navy Looks to Fry Electronic Eyes With Laser Blasts
The optical sensors tracking the positions of U.S. troops, ships and planes are far too prying for the military’s tastes. That’s why the Navy’s working on a way to fry them from the skies, with lasers mounted on planes. One company working on a Navy grant thinks it knows how.