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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens
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Per the article...
The F-117 is being replaced by the F-22 Raptor, which also has stealth technology.
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Yeah, per the article....but I think the unmanned drone fits the role of the first strike platform much better than the F-22 and the JSF. Predators are small, cheap, and can be as lethal. Imagine 2000 Predators being launched againt the enemy at night to take out the radar and ESW units... |
The unmanned drone fits the role fighters are currently being used for across the board. Fighters are now simply being used to drive to point X, loiter, and dump PGMs. And that role simply isn't what fighters were made for.
Pfffft, Predator will not replace fighters Neil. Something like these will one day replace fighters in the bomb truck role:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-45
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-47
That is if the USAF/USN ever lets them... Both programs have been cancelled. Military institutions run by former pilots are hostile to UCAVs for obvious reasons.
PD