(For those who are lazy, the Bone beats the Buff by 30%.) Either way, dumb idea. Why don't we just launch swarms of drone armament and have a couple AWACS for C2? We don't need no steenkin planes!
Posted on 02/03/2016 7:00:59 AM PST by C19fan
U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter has revealed the existence of a program to develop a so-called "Arsenal Plane." Designed to back up fifth generation fighters such as the F-35 with a large number of conventional weapons, backing up the high-tech fighters with tried-and-true ordinance.
The Arsenal Plane actually has its roots at sea. During the 1990s, there was an effort to create so-called "Arsenal Ships"— large boats packed with hundreds of missile silos that would rely on the targeting data of the rest of the fleet. The Arsenal Ship was never built, but four Ohio-class submarines were converted to carry 154 Tomahawk cruise missiles each, platforms now recognized as extremely important in providing stand-off, precision firepower.
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(For those who are lazy, the Bone beats the Buff by 30%.) Either way, dumb idea. Why don't we just launch swarms of drone armament and have a couple AWACS for C2? We don't need no steenkin planes!
What we need is a Death Star!
On the Arsenal Plane, the pilot’s seat will swivel a full 360 degrees and will come with a white Persian cat as standard equipment.
An arse 'n all plane.
+1
I think someone gave Ash Carter a copy of Dale Brown’s “Flight of the Old Dog” for Xmas ...
Actually the B-1R concept would work well for this. It already included a rotary AMRAAM launcher carrying 40 missiles. It could also fly at F-22 speeds. A little realized fact is that the B-1 has more ordinance capacity than a B-52.
I’m sure this proposal is a lot lamer and more expensive though...
Ordnance?
My pal the Army JAG officer refers to himself as an Ordinance technician. Says it works better for picking up sweeties than telling them he's an Army lawyer.
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