The Air Force Wants Laser Communication Pods To Securely Link Fighter Aircraft With Satellites
Laser communications pods could give fighter aircraft virtually unjammable high-bandwidth satellite communications.
Laser communications pods could give fighter aircraft virtually unjammable high-bandwidth satellite communications.
China has released a new defense policy white paper that specifically notes a number of materiel developments that the Chinese clearly see as important reflections of the country’s growing military capabilities, including the J-20 stealth fighter, the DF-26 intermediate-range ballistic missile, and the Type 052D destroyer. But there’s one that’s a bit more curious, the return of bugles as a battlefield communication tool.