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Originally Posted by Gargamel
Wouldnt be that hard at all to equip them with some AMRAAMS, slave the seeker head to the nearest AWACs, and have the guy in the AWACS push the fire button.
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The Reaper is already cleared for carrying the AIM-9s IIRC.
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Originally Posted by CptSimFreak
That is not going to work with 20+ year old aircraft (AWACS). Also usual ROE is to have visual confirmation and finding something through a straw with 2-3 second delay is a huge limiting factor.
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Well against a foe like China armed drones would give us an edge, and of course the drone has its own sensors to get an ID and since its a lot smaller than a manned aircraft it can get closer to a potential enemy fighter with less risk of being detected.