Posted on Nov 27, 2021
A recent US Air Force promotional video hints at 2 new secretive spy aircraft
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A video, published on Youtube on November 8, 2021, by the US Air Force Profession of Arms Center of Excellence (PACE) under the title "Heritage Today – ISR and Innovation" provides a new look at some of the most interesting and secretive US ISR (Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance) projects.
The less-than-three minute clip is an overview of the evolution of the ISR mission since the beginning. At the 2:25 mark, after showing a flying RQ-4 Global Hawk, the video focuses on a stealthy flying-wing drone whose planform appears to be similar to the artworks published on the front cover of Aviation Week & Space Technology when the project was unveiled in 2013.
The less-than-three minute clip is an overview of the evolution of the ISR mission since the beginning. At the 2:25 mark, after showing a flying RQ-4 Global Hawk, the video focuses on a stealthy flying-wing drone whose planform appears to be similar to the artworks published on the front cover of Aviation Week & Space Technology when the project was unveiled in 2013.
A recent US Air Force promotional video hints at 2 new secretive spy aircraft
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Always have to stay on the cutting edge of all military tech. Thanks for the share PO1 William "Chip" Nagel ...!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."The planform image is introduced by the following commentary: "The days of balloons and biplanes have been replaced by white bats," and considering that the RQ-180 is nicknamed the "Great White Bat" (or sometimes "Shikaka," a fictional sacred white bat from the 1995 movie "Ace Ventura 2"), the appearance of the cranked kite design clearly alludes to the new clandestine spy drone.
Still, it's worth noticing that the shape of the drone featured in the latest USAF video does not fit the one of the unmanned aircraft, believed to be indeed a real RQ-180, spotted over California last year and the Philippines earlier this year."...
..."The planform image is introduced by the following commentary: "The days of balloons and biplanes have been replaced by white bats," and considering that the RQ-180 is nicknamed the "Great White Bat" (or sometimes "Shikaka," a fictional sacred white bat from the 1995 movie "Ace Ventura 2"), the appearance of the cranked kite design clearly alludes to the new clandestine spy drone.
Still, it's worth noticing that the shape of the drone featured in the latest USAF video does not fit the one of the unmanned aircraft, believed to be indeed a real RQ-180, spotted over California last year and the Philippines earlier this year."...
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