The US Air Force has provided an exosonious contract to develop the concept of supersonic combat drones. Demonstrators will be used to show technology behind the quiet supersonic concept and to train the pilot. This project will, among others, help the USAF train its combat pilot for potential future meetings with “close enemies.”
Low supersonic technology Boom is the current hot topic, promising a fast rate of travel without a distinctive hard boom this plane. Exosonic will use boom-low-boom technology to develop unmanned unmanned air vehicles to USAF under the research contract of small business innovation directly to Phase II.
The company said this would be a supersonic drone that was built specifically for the intended to help train the pilot. Note, the US Air Force currently faces pilot shortages and training budget constraints, which has resulted in a lack of new combat pilots that have been fully trained. Ecosonics of UAVs will be used as “artificial enemies” for use during live training training for combat pilots
Compared to the existing direct training process, Exosonic said the Supersonic Drone Low-Boom will help USAf train fighter pilots at a much lower cost while also reducing wear on existing aircraft. Beyond that, the company shows that using unmanned drones because false enemies will free pilots to focus on their own training rather than requiring them to spend time serving as enemies in the training situation.
Outside of the USAF, Exoson said that he could also use unmanned drones for his own purpose, namely as a way to test his low-boom supersonic technology. Data from this flight can then help open the way for revisions to regulations that limit supersonic land aviation, which is intended to prevent the public from being disturbed by hard boom sounds.