joshua tree forests

11.09.09

Is this the future of air combat?

A revolution is under way in aerial combat. Tomorrow's fighter pilots may be ceding the skies to robots
Posted 06.02.2005 at 1:00 am 0 Comments

For 65 years, the Mojave Desert has spawned the fastest, highest-flying and most agile airplanes in the world. This vast expanse of scrub and Joshua tree forests encompasses the U.S. Air Force's deadly-secret Area 51 in Nevada, Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works in Palmdale, California, and, at Mojave airfield itself, Burt Rutan's sci-fi enclave, Scaled Composites.

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