SOON US WARPLANES COULD SEE THROUGH CLOUDS
DISPATCHES FROM THE FRONT LINE OF AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY
DESPITE BIG ADVANCEMENTS in sensor technology in recent years, clouds can still block a warplane crew’s view — and make it impossible to support troops on the ground. Synthetic aperture radars can peer through weather, but these sensors are generally too big and unwieldy to help in a fast-evolving close air support scenario.