F-22 Raptor Spotted Flying With Stealthy Underwing Pods
The pods are likely part of an ongoing initiative to retain the F-22’s potency until its replacement arrives.
The pods are likely part of an ongoing initiative to retain the F-22’s potency until its replacement arrives.
The Air Force’s F-117 and the Navy’s F-35C join the F-22 and the Model 401 as aircraft that have donned the mysterious metallic-looking coating.
We have more on the ‘mirrored’ F-22 Raptor mystery that includes a historical connection and an official Air Force statement.
An exotic test jet has been spotted wearing a similar coating in the past, but an F-22 wearing it is a major development.
Augmented reality headsets could give individual Army soldiers unprecedented situational awareness and immediate access to critical information.
Infrared data collected by the pods is used for developing new missiles, sensors, aircraft, and countermeasures, and for the evaluation of enemy ones.
The carrier just left on a cruise and it’s packing a new electro-optical and infrared sensor system that will enhance its situational awareness.
The Su-25 Frogfoot isn’t much of an air-to-air fighter, but its Vikhr anti-tank missiles can ruin another aircraft’s day under the right circumstances. In this case, the Russian missile’s high-explosive anti-tank warhead ends the bomber’s life quite spectacularly.
In combat, they are essential to the survivability of the aircraft that carry them, but they don’t come as cheap as one may think.
The development of visual stealth began in WWII and continues today. So, just how close has the military has come to realizing an invisible plane?