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One amazing feature in modern fighter jets is thrust vectoring and how it works with the flight control system. Advanced flight control systems and thrust vectoring are super important for making jets more precise and easier to handle. Thrust vectoring allows jets to control the direction of their thrust, which means they can make sharper turns and quicker movements. When this tech is seamlessly integrated with the flight control system, it lets pilots maneuver the jet with incredible accuracy and efficiency; it enhances the overall performance of the jet and makes pilots more effective. It also means pilots have less work to do since the advanced systems handle a lot of the complex stuff automatically. The role of automation here is huge. It improves the capabilities of military aircraft and reduces the pilot’s workload, allowing them to focus more on the mission and less on the mechanics of flying.

The F-16 is a single-engine, highly maneuverable, supersonic, multirole tactical fighter aircraft. It is much smaller and lighter than its predecessors but uses advanced aerodynamics and avionics, including the first use of a relaxed static stability/fly-by-wire (RSS/FBW) flight control system, to achieve enhanced maneuver performance. Highly agile, the F-16 was the first fighter aircraft purpose-built to pull 9-g maneuvers and can reach a maximum speed of over Mach 2. New production F-16s leverage structural and capability upgrades that ensure the international F-16 fleet can operate to 2060 and beyond. 

Cockpit view of an F-18 landing on an aircraft carrier is undefeated precision https://lnkd.in/gcwFvMJc

What makes the UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter a best-in-class, multi-mission performer? There's no one better to tell you about its reliability and versatility than the pilots who fly it. Learn more at https://lmt.co/44i4PKY #24Summit #ArmyAviation

Exercise aimed to evaluate the Infrared Search and Track (IRST) sensor of the Saab aircraft. #BrazilianAirForce #F5 #FAB4100 #Gripen #IRST #Saab https://bit.ly/48EJSv4

What makes the UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter a best-in-class, multi-mission performer? There's no one better to tell you about its reliability and versatility than the pilots who fly it. Learn more at https://lmt.co/44gSyq3 #24Summit #ArmyAviation

Plane invisible to radar Airplanes that have the feature of not being detected by radar are called "stealth", that is, ghost aircraft. The two most common types of stealth aircraft still in use today are the F-117, a fighter, and the B-2, a bomber. #Airplanes #Air #Plane #Stealth #Technology #Science #Aircraft #Explore #Reels

Two points make a line, not a trend, however it is interesting to see how the two main competitors for collaborative combat aircraft have taken advantage of more vertically integrated supply chains. #defense #aviation #ai #supplychain

In a groundbreaking milestone, the US Air Force orchestrated the inaugural dogfight between a human pilot and an AI-operated fighter jet at California's Edwards Air Force Base in September of last year. The AI-controlled F-16 engaged in high-speed aerial combat with a manned F-16, executing both defensive and offensive maneuvers, including close-range dogfighting, at speeds exceeding 1,200 miles per hour. DARPA unveiled footage of the event, showcasing the autonomous aircraft, dubbed X-62A VISTA, a modified F-16 integrated with AI technology, heralding the pioneering use of machine learning in fighter jet control. This historic development, hailed by DARPA, marks a significant leap in aerospace advancement. #AuroxaTech #USAirForce #AerospaceTechnology #ArtificialIntelligence #FighterJets #AviationHistory #AutonomousAircraft #DARPA #MachineLearning #MilitaryInnovation #FutureOfFlight #TechnologicalAdvancement

#DisruptiveTech Lockheed Martin’s highly secretive Skunk Works division released a rendering of a notional stealth tanker meant for the Next-Generation Air Refueling System program, also known as KC-Z, which aims to replace KC-46 and KC-135 tankers in the 2030s. The tanker, which appears smaller than the types it will replace, is shown refueling an F-35A with the flying boom system. The aircraft in the rendering, first published by the Aviation Week Network, appears to be based on a rather large lambda wing with canted twin tails. The engines, possibly two, are buried in the fuselage, with the air inlets under the wing’s root (also called “armpit” inlets) and possibly flat nozzles in the rear. United States Air Force, Campaign Catapult, Pravo Consulting #stealth #airrefuelling #airtankers #skunkworks