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WARPLANES
OF THE FUTURE
WARPLANES
FUTURE
David Oliver & Mike Ryan
Publishing
Company
OF
THE
This edition first published in 2000 by MBI Publishing Company,
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CREDITS
Project managed by Ray Bonds
Designed by Mitchell Strange/Mel Raymond
Color separation by Studio Tec
Printed in Spain
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THE AUTHORS
DAVID OLIVER is an aviation writer and photographer who
began
his
career
as a photo-journalist working for Duckhams Oil
Company's in-house motor sport publications. He learnt to fly
and was appointed
Editor of
AirForces Monthly
magazine and Co-
ordinating Editor of
Air International.
He subsequently formed his
own
consultancy company working with specialist defense
publications, television production companies, and the aerospace
industry.
He has written 14 books on various aviation and defense
subjects ranging from flying boats to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
MIKE RYAN is Managing Director of AVPRO UK Ltd, a conceptual
design
and research company committed to the design of advanced
aerospace and defense technology. Close working relationships with the UK aerospace and defense industry and the Defence
Evaluation Research Agency (DERA) enable the company to
offer
a custom design service for air, land, and sea platforms. He also
serves in the UK Reserve forces as an Army officer, and frequently acts as a technical consultant to the film, television, and
publishing industries.
PICTURE CREDITS
With the exception of those indicated below, the photographs and color scenarios have been drawn from David Oliver's collection,
and he and the publishers wish to thank the manufacturers, services, and private individuals who have provided illustrations for this
book. Special thanks are accorded to Eric Hehs, Editor of
Code
One magazine, Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems, for
permission to use the F-22 development material.
Illustrations on the following pages were supplied by
AVPRO UK
Ltd: endpapers; pages 2-3; 4-5; 80-86; 106-107; 109 (bottom);
111 (bottom); 112-113; 114; 118-119(top); 120-121 (top); 122-123; 126-127; 130(bottom); 139-141; 156-157; 159; 163
(bottom); 164-165; 168 (top).
Illustrations on pages 8, 9 (top and bottom), 10 (top), 11 (center and bottom), and 12-14 were provided by Salamander Picture
Library. Photographs on pages 153 (bottom) and 154 (top) are by Patrick Allen (via David Oliver).
ADDITIONAL CAPTIONS
Jacket front: Boeing's CV version of Joint Strike Fighter. Jacket
back: the
F-22A Raptor, AVPRO UK's Marauder concept, and Lockheed
Martin's proposals for CTOL and STOL unmanned strike aircraft
operating
from advanced assault ships.
Endpapers: Operational concept of manned and unmanned strike
aircraft
package.
Page 1: Lockheed Martin/Boeing DarkStar UAV design.
Pages 2-3: UCAVs used for suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD), clearing the way for manned strike aircraft.
Pages 4-5: Concept for closely integrated packages of UCAVs led
by manned
"mother ships."
Pages 6-7: Boeing's Airborne Laser system, based on a 747 and
designed
to shoot down theater ballistic missiles while they were still
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