Darpa has invited people to submit ideas for a ‘flying aircraft carrier’
Could the Avengers’ Helicarrier become a reality? US military is developing a flying aircraft carrier to launch swarms of drones
- Darpa has invited people to submit ideas for a ‘flying aircraft carrier’
- The concept resembles Helicarrier used in the 2012 film, The Avengers
- It could overcome current limits in speed, range and endurance of drones
- Project may use a plane like the B-1B Lancer bomber or C-130 Hercules
Captain America, the Hulk and Iron Man relied on the incredible ‘Helicarrier’ to launch their planes from the air in the 2012 The Avengers film.
And now, the US military is taking a leaf out of Marvel’s comic after it invited people to submit ideas for future ‘aircraft carriers in the sky.’
The hope is that these flying fortresses will someday carry, launch and recover multiple swarms of drones anywhere in the world.
According to Darpa – the Pentagon’s advanced military technology research agency – military air operations typically rely on large, manned, robust aircraft.
But such missions put these expensive aircraft, and their pilots, at risk.
