Doomsday planes on radar when Trump had COVID
12-03-2020, 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
True but they changed their mind after the EM spectrum capabilities became apparent. They weren't good, they were lucky with timing and how the threat environment evolved right into their lap.
12-03-2020, 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by aeroengineer
So when do we see the unmanned version?
12-03-2020, 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Both USN and USAF are working on the NEXT gen strike/fighter capability after F-35, and it's going to be manned. There might be an optional manned capability for a loyal wingman, simple strike missions, etc. But anybody who bought into the delusion of unmanned primary weapon systems a decade ago is long since over it now. Reality set in, hard.
12-03-2020, 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by FNGFO
The Air Force has already test flown theirs.
12-03-2020, 07:52 PM
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They may SOMEDAY have autonomous AC ...
12-03-2020, 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Excargodog
Did they buy a software update from Boeing?
12-03-2020, 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
That was a joke. Sort of.
So was that, sort of. Except there isn’t much funny about the military industrial base incompetence being so widespread.
I ran across this site in my meanderings. It’s an interesting look at what we could do 80 years ago as ‘the arsenal of democracy’ that enabled us to beat three world powers in less than four years.
The US / American Automobile Industry in World War Two - WWII
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