Blasting The Air In Front Of Hypersonic Vehicles With Lasers Could Unlock Unprecedented Speeds
For decades, the DoD has been researching a radical drag reduction technique that involves sheathing a vehicle in directed energy-induced plasma.
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Lockheed Eyes Giving F-35s More Gas With Drop Tanks And That’s A Very Good Thing
Lockheed Martin is looking at what it would take to give the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter, and by extension Israel’s F-35I subvariant, the ability to carry two 600-gallon drop tanks under its wings as part of a larger range-extension study. This would increase their total fuel capacity by approximately 40 percent, though it would negate the jet’s stealth qualities.