I never heard of a plane having a nuclear reactor on its engine. It needs a load of metal packaging to make it possible and safe for the pilot. I think it will be possible soon but not with this current technology we have. It needs more study and advancement of technology.
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Yep, that would appear to be why they are filing design patents. No idea how close they are.
There was a nuclear weapon developed that was sort of a flying drone. It was nuclear powered and had some sort of a nuclear warhead. It's main goal however was "area denial" type capabilities. When flying around it's designated target area it spewed out radioactive matter from it's engine causing the land it's flying over to become radioactively contaminated before ultimately detonating at it's target location. So basically just using that tech, without those safety features, as a design element. Pretty scary stuff.
And the current technology is.........free energy. Oops you mean there is no fuel? Just air?