SAN DIEGO, 19 Nov. 2013. A research initiative to build a hypersonic space plane, concerns about radar clutter caused by wind turbines, an export maritime patrol aircraft, and a slow year at the MILCOM trade show highlight this week's Rapid Fire interview with John Keller and Ernesto Burden of Military & Aerospace Electronics.
Each week the Military & Aerospace Electronics exclusive Rapid Fire interview at Google Hangouts highlights and discusses the top three stories of this week, chosen by John Keller, chief editor of Military & Aerospace Electronics.
Readers can see the top three stories this week online. Click on the headlines below for details and complete stories.
DARPA issues first-phase solicitation for XS-1 hypersonic space plane for deploying satellites
Air Force eyes modeling software to understand how wind farms create radar dead spots
Boeing chooses Bombardier Challenger 605 business jet for export maritime patrol plane