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The U.S. Air Force is exploring a novel concept for increasing the likelihood of scoring a hit in air-to-air combat. The idea is to use an air-to-air missile with a nose that bends to get at the target before it can get away. The service views this as one path to giving current and future combat aircraft, including a You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. being developed under You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., a new way to engage increasingly maneuverable threats.
The Air Force Research Laboratory highlighted what is formally known as the Missile Utility Transformation via Articulated Nose Technology You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. at this week's 2023 You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. in Aurora, Colorado. AFRL says that MUTANT leverages work that has been done over the past six years on related technologies, but notes the core concept takes advantage of related research and experimentation dating back all the way to the 1950s.
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USAF Testing ‘Mutant’ Missiles That Twist In Mid-Air To Hit Their Targets
The Air Force sees missiles with articulating noses as one way to take on increasingly maneuverable threats.BYYou do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.|PUBLISHED MAR 9, 2023 1:48 PM EST
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The U.S. Air Force is exploring a novel concept for increasing the likelihood of scoring a hit in air-to-air combat. The idea is to use an air-to-air missile with a nose that bends to get at the target before it can get away. The service views this as one path to giving current and future combat aircraft, including a You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. being developed under You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., a new way to engage increasingly maneuverable threats.
The Air Force Research Laboratory highlighted what is formally known as the Missile Utility Transformation via Articulated Nose Technology You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. at this week's 2023 You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. in Aurora, Colorado. AFRL says that MUTANT leverages work that has been done over the past six years on related technologies, but notes the core concept takes advantage of related research and experimentation dating back all the way to the 1950s.