John Rhea
Recent stories by John Rhea
The Simulator Revolution
Computers can digitize a million picture elements per scene and update it sixty times a second.
Silicon’s Speedier Cousins
Silicon-based electronics is venturing out of the sandbox. Gallium arsenide was the first of the new c
The Scaled-Down Look of Star Wars
Directed energy is out. Kinetic energy is in. Futuristic launch vehicles, no longer urgent for SDI, ar
Planet Simnet
It's a new world of simulation. This prototype links the individual nodes so the entire team can train
Beyond Electronics
The Air Force is edging toward the photonic future along three parallel paths.
The Electronic Wind Tunnel
New regimes of flight become possible as supercomputers unlock the doors to their simulation and devel
Foundations for the Future
A dozen science and technology programs, now cooking in the laboratories, will bound USAF capabilities
Fly by Light
With a decade of experience under their belts, Air Force program managers are looking at fiber optics
Sensors Across the Spectrum
If the blind men describing the elephant had used modern sensors and fusion technology, they might hav