To: AdmSmith; Berosus; bigheadfred; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; ...
Swarms of UAVs instead of F22s are a great idea — until it’s dogfight time.
19 posted on
07/29/2009 7:21:11 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
But can they be built by the ten thousands?
The A.I. systems for UAVs have not even sufficiently matured yet. Also, how would they fare against Flankers?
The UAVs would be blown away at BVR, then at WVR with heatseekers and cannon. A UAV dogfighting against a Flanker is a crazy idea.
22 posted on
07/29/2009 7:28:47 PM PDT by
myknowledge
(F-22 Raptor: World's Largest Distributor of Sukhoi parts!)
To: SunkenCiv
26 posted on
07/29/2009 7:33:45 PM PDT by
org.whodat
(Vote: Chuck De Vore in 2012.)
To: SunkenCiv
or evading anti-access weapons...
37 posted on
07/30/2009 11:24:12 AM PDT by
PIF
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