The Volscan was probably the first real air traffic computer designed to handle high volumes of military aircraft operations. It used a light gun that looked more like a soldering gun than a ...

It used a light gun that looked more like a soldering gun than a computer input device. There isn’t much data about Volscan, but it appears to have been before its time, and had arguably the ...

Type: Light utility helicopter Year introduced: 1979 Active aircraft: 2 Top speed: 173 mph Armament: Light machine guns, rocket pods, air-to-ground, air-to-air missiles With a top speed of 173 mph ...

AFSOC eventually chose the OA-1K, a crop-duster made by Air Tractor and given sensors and a gun by L3Harris. But the program has since drawn fire from lawmakers who wonder about the planes’ utility.