As with Gremlins and Sparrowhawks, the army's push for what it calls " air-launched effects" is driven by America's shift from counterinsurgency to potential war with a foreign power.
One back-to-the-future idea being tested (it dates, originally, from 1917) is to turn a suitable plane into an aerial aircraft-carrier capable of launching and recovering uncrewed drones in flight.
Nuclear propulsion sounds great but let's just wait until we start shooting a bunch of nukes in the air and figure out if other countries don't get mad about it.
" And yet you ran from my Mark, when a faithful Death Eater sent it into the sky last summer? " said Voldemort lazily, and Mr. Malfoy stopped talking abruptly.
The Kremlin said the test was designed to show off Russia's " triad" - launches from the ground, air, and sea - which mirrors the array of weapons in the American arsenal.
" He'd deserve it, " Cedric muttered, but all the same, he raised his wand and shot a shower of red sparks into the air, which hovered high above Krum, marking the spot where he lay.