Time： 2024-08-18
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The sixth generation fighter jet: "Air Data Center"
The sixth generation fighter jet: "Air Data Center"
Washington D.C. News: Although the United States currently knows almost nothing about the Air Force's sixth generation aircraft, it is expected that its construction speed will be faster than any stealth fighter, and its maneuverability will far exceed any stealth fighter. This is by no means an extension of existence. Compared to the F-22 stealth fighter, does it have superior speed, super cruise like propulsion technology, and combat capabilities?
Has it brought a new generation of computing speed and artificial intelligence (AI) information analysis to air combat?
There are some well-known technical parameters that can achieve speed and combat capability, including improved thrust to weight ratio, high-speed vectoring, engine propulsion technology, and lightweight composite body. However, there is another way to optimize maneuverability and speed potential through simplified 'multifunctional hardware', and Raytheon is exploring this concept in depth.Developers describe the approach of "multifunctional hardware" as a method of integrating various different functionalities into a single operating system. The idea is to reduce the size, weight, and power consumption of fighter jets, while perhaps most importantly, improving information processing exponentially.
For example, Jason "Tex" Clark, Director of Intelligent and Space Advanced Mission Systems at Raytheon, promoted this concept at a Raytheon company event. I truly believe that we are entering an era of integrating multifunctional hardware concepts. What do I mean? The artist concept of the sixth generation fighter jet. Raytheon Intelligence&Space engineers envision the possibility of future aircraft
Flying system: Thor Corporation
Nowadays, airplanes have radars, radios, and system requirements. I believe that as we enter the next generation of tactical platforms, we will enter the world of multifunctional RF [radio frequency]... Therefore, the ideas of multifunctional technology and software defined technology will support constantly changing mission requirements, "Clark said.
Performing more operational functions by a single system can not only reduce hardware footprint, but also greatly accelerate information processing speed. Raytheon is currently working on a new generation of onboard computer processing, as stated by company engineers, with the aim of turning aircraft into essentially 'flight data centers'.The onboard computer cluster composed of high-performance reinforced processors will effectively place data centers in the air. These systems will utilize artificial intelligence to transform data into information in real time. The ultimate result of all of this will be faster decision-making, "Tomek Rys, Director of Communications and Airspace Management Systems at Raytheon Intelligence and Aerospace, said at the Raytheon Sixth Generation Fighter Symposium.Raytheon Company is currently integrating, organizing, and analyzing data through internal research and development, as well as new applications of computer processing technology. These advancements can form the foundation for various next-generation stealth technologies currently under development, including new radar evasion configurations, coating materials, and advanced thermal signature reduction technologies.Raytheon Intelligence&Space is one of the industry developers collaborating with the military sector to explore the possibility of integrating new features into sixth generation platforms.We provide processors for fourth and fifth generation fighter jets, so we are in a unique position to understand the requirements for sixth generation aircraft, "Omek Rys said.Source: Cyber Space Warfare
