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To: ICE-FLYER
F-37 Talon
On another forum I was concerned that we should not build a huge inventory of F-22s because a cheaper weapons platform can get the job done just as well. I would think an unmanned fighter aircraft could do a better job.
15 posted on 01/02/2008 1:16:28 AM PST by Eye of Unk
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To: Eye of Unk

BTW, every one should know that the aircraft in post 15 is a supposed FA-37, and is a movie prop (nonflying) from a television series (cancelled?).


20 posted on 01/02/2008 3:34:10 AM PST by Captain Rhino ( If we have the WILL to do it, there is nothing built in China that we cannot do without.)
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To: Eye of Unk

“On another forum I was concerned that we should not build a huge inventory of F-22s because a cheaper weapons platform can get the job done just as well. I would think an unmanned fighter aircraft could do a better job.”

I agree. The “official” version is that there’ll be no unmanned fighters until at least 2032. I hope there’s a black program similar to the way the F-117 program worked. I think with on-station “supervision” unmanned fighters could be effective in a wide range of scenarios. They could be fully autonomous in a lot of wartime situations.


24 posted on 01/02/2008 3:59:33 AM PST by PreciousLiberty
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