What is the purpose / role for this plane? Will it be a testbed for designing future warplanes that have “stealth” sound capabilities?
“What is the purpose / role for this plane?”
Speculation but here’s a few ideas:
1. This helps to introduce the public to a technology that may already exist and is in use by the military.
2. It’s an impossible technology but we’re going to let the Russians and Chinese steal it so they can waste billions trying to perfect it.
3. The tech exists and this story sends a warning to Russia and China that supersonic stealth aircraft have been flying around their skies and there isn’t diddly they can do about it.