.@Sikorsky, a @LockheedMartin company, has completed initial ground and flight testing of its Nomad 100 uncrewed aerial system (UAS) in collaboration with @DARPA's Early VTOL Aircraft Demonstration (EVADE) program. Click for more:
The next generation of fighter aircraft may not be limited by engine power, but by how much heat they can remove.
Modern combat aircraft have become flying power stations, packing AESA radars with over 1,000 Gallium Nitride transmit/receive modules, electronic warfare suites, mission computers, and advanced sensors that collectively generate tens of kilowatts of waste heat during operation.
The challenge is that every watt consumed eventually becomes heat. Fighters use liquid cooling loops, compact micro-channel heat exchangers, and Environmental Control Systems, while JP-8 fuel itself serves as a heat sink, absorbing thermal energy from avionics before being burned in the engine. As fuel is consumed during a mission, however, the aircraft's cooling capacity gradually decreases.
Future systems such as directed-energy weapons could generate hundreds of kilowatts of waste heat, making thermal rejection not electrical generation, the governing constraint.
The true engineering battle is no longer producing more power, but managing entropy inside one of the most compact and demanding machines ever built.
The Secret Service’s Unmanned Aerial Systems program delivers relentless aerial security at protective sites nationwide. Our advanced drones provide real-time video feeds, giving our teams the tactical edge to detect, deter, and defeat any threat—anytime, anywhere.
#UAS #EyeintheSky
Astonished beachgoers at the Lac de Sainte Croix film five French Canadair CL-415 firefighting planes scooping up water in quick succession to fight the wildfires in southern France.
Making its Farnborough Airshow debut!
Stepping out of the shadows, get an up-close look at the uncrewed MQ-28A Ghost Bat at #FIA2026 — designed to support crewed aircraft by performing roles such as surveillance, electronic warfare, and boosting overall mission power.
On July 21, 2011, the space shuttle Atlantis completed its final mission, landing at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and bringing an end to the Space Shuttle program after more than 30 years. https://t.co/QUNQpH5YBP