US-Rüstungsindustrie

[Nightwatch]

Meet the RQ-180, Nachfolger der SR-71 und der RQ-4:

EXCLUSIVE: Secret New UAS Shows Stealth, Efficiency Advances

A large, classified unmanned aircraft developed by Northrop Grumman is now flying—and it demonstrates a major advance in combining stealth and aerodynamic efficiency. Defense and intelligence officials say the secret unmanned aerial system (UAS), designed for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions, is scheduled to enter production for the U.S. Air Force and could be operational by 2015.

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Mal wieder ein Sprung nach vorn aus den schwarzen Waffenschmieden der Amerikaner.