BAE unveils futuristic aircraft technologies:
"BAE Systems’ scientists and engineers have unveiled futuristic technologies that could be incorporated in
both military and civil aircraft in 2040 or before.
Currently at the ‘drawing board’ stage, the technologies include advanced 3D printers that could print
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) during a mission, and aircraft parts that can heal themselves in minutes.
Other possibilities include a new type of long range aircraft that divides into a number of smaller aircraft
when it reaches its destination, as well as a directed energy weapon capable of engaging missiles at the
speed of light, subsequently destroying them and protecting the people on the ground."
See:
http://www.strategicdefenceintellige..._technologies/
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...s-mid-air.html