Archive - The Engineer's Perspective

This is how the U.S. Air Force will counter Drone Swarms

Expanded to include an infrared guidance seeker, Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II) transforms standard 2.75-inch (70mm) Hydra unguided…

Jun 17

May 2025

This Was The First Shootdown of an Aircraft by an Unmanned Surface Vehicle

Ukraine's Magura-7 drones ambushed Russian Su-30 Flanker jets over the Black Sea, with two successfully firing AIM-9Ms to achieve the first-ever aerial…

May 26

April 2025

Japan has mounted a railgun onto a ship for testing.

The advanced railgun uses electromagnetic energy to launch projectiles at hypersonic speeds of over 5000 miles an hour.

Apr 22

These Vehicles will be key to China’s invasion of Taiwan

The Shuiqiao (水桥, "water bridge") class vessel are designed to form modular floating bridges for military operations, and appear to have been developed…

Apr 14

The First Fighter Jets Outfitted with AI

The U.S. Air Force via the VENOM program will lead the world's air-forces into a new era via AI-driven systems in the F-16 Fighting Falcon.

Apr 8

Brilliant Swarms: Strategic Missile Defense for the 21st Century.

A 21st Century update to the 1980s concept of "Brilliant Pebbles", Brilliant Swarm combines the concept of launch detection and kinetic interception in…

Apr 4

This Missile System has China Worried.

The U.S. Typhon Missile System has been placed in the Philippines. A mobile, missile platform that uses SM-6 and Tomahawk missiles, Typhon allows the…

Apr 1

March 2025

NGAD's manufacturer was announced, and its design is...interesting.

Just like how the B-21 mirrored Northrop's earlier B-2 designs, the F-47 is an evolution from some of Boeing's earlier stealth designs

Mar 28

February 2025

MADIS: The Marine's Short Range Air Defense System for Expeditionary Warfare

The MADIS is a picture-perfect example of how the Marines will perform their roles in a future ware in the littorals.

Feb 28

Next Generation Responsive Strike (NextRS), a Hypersonic Bomber for the U.S.

On February 13, 2025, DARPA's secretive Aerospace Projects Office (APO) announced the Next Generation Responsive Strike (NextRS) program, aiming to…

Feb 21

Boom's XB-1 test plane demonstrated supersonic flight with no audible sonic boom.

Boomless Cruise enables flights up to 50% faster over land and 2X faster over water.

Feb 17 •

QuickStrike - The Literal Mine In The Path of A Chinese Invasion of Taiwan.

The Quickstrike-Extended Range gliding mine allows for quick-laying of mines and setting of areas as off limits, providing significant implications in a…

Feb 14 •

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