CUTTING EDGE

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.

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