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To: C19fan
Only the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit stealth bomber can safely operate in the vicinity of an HQ-9 for any length of time.

Or a big swarm of cheap drones.

It was really the torpedo, not the airplane, that nullified the Battleship as an effective weapons platform. Drones will soon nullify anti-aircraft defenses since the ones that actually work are all very expensive while drones are cheap and getting cheaper.

5 posted on 02/18/2016 6:52:16 AM PST by SeeSharp
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To: SeeSharp
drones are cheap and getting cheaper.

Wait until the US Government and insiders in the defense industry get a hold of them.

The present trend of US Government military purchasing seems to be increasing costs and limited production the next generation of weapon system. Just look at fighter aircraft.

6 posted on 02/18/2016 6:58:08 AM PST by PGR88
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