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The enormous “Arsenal Bird” launch by the US Army makes use of a number of cutting-edge technology.

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Ace Combat 7‘s Arsenal Bird, formally known within the game as the Aerial Arsenal Ship, is an absolutely massive air dominance powerhouse that players have to square off with to different extents throughout the game. It leverages a combination of drones and medium-range air-to-air missiles to control the airspace it occupies, thanks in no small part to a very fictional shield the platform can generate to protect itself from attack. Ace Combat 7‘s Arsenal Bird The electric-prop-driven flying wing stretches a mind-boggling 3,600 feet across. That’s about the same as 21 of America’s flying wing bombers, the B-2 Spirit, or 16 of America’s largest cargo aircraft, the C-5M Super Galaxy. The gargantuan aircraft serves as both an air-to-air missile-packing arsenal ship and a flying aircraft carrier, equipped with 80 “MQ-101” drones that appear to be modeled after Northrop Grumman X-47B, folding wings and all. And if the missiles and drones don’t get you, the onboard laser turr...