The US has developed an aircraft called Aires Tide for its nuclear arsenal. It was created using artificial intelligence technologies, supercomputers, and 3D printing. Two successful tests of the device took place in May, said the press service of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) under the US Department of Energy.
The 11-foot Aires Tide device measures thermal and vibrational effects that nuclear weapons experience during flight to target.
The agency called Aires Tide a device capable of accelerating the development of national security solutions. In addition, the product costs 15 times less than traditional manufacturing, NNSA clarified.
Aires Tide was tested twice at the US Army's Dugway Proving Ground in Utah, dropping the device from an altitude of 32,000 feet. "Flight test data will be used to optimize future systems developed using the same design and manufacturing model," NNSA explained.
The development of Aires Tide marked the beginning of the implementation of US President Donald Trump's directive to create a network of AI-based supercomputers (Genesis mission). NNSA used Genesis to design and demonstrate the device.
The day before, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth reported on the successful test of the "Golden Dome" missile defense system. The project involves the creation of a multi-level system to protect the US from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, as well as the development of a space-based interception echelon. The project is estimated at $185 billion to $1.2 trillion.
Details — in Kommersant's article "The Dome Passed the First Test".
