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To: decimon
An unmanned fighter has some real advantages, such as not risking the pilot as well as not having to design within the physical limits of a human on-board pilot. But it would seem to me that a dedicated design would be much more cost effective in the long run over retrofitting something like an F16.
3 posted on 03/09/2010 7:42:03 AM PST by highlander_UW (Obama has lost or not saved over 4 million jobs!)
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To: highlander_UW

If a dedicated UAF comes to pass, a good portion of the existing aircraft will also be turned into “unmanned vehicles” ;)


8 posted on 03/09/2010 7:44:33 AM PST by SJSAMPLE
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To: highlander_UW
As fighters become obsolescent, rather than park them in the desert, find a new mission. I'd love to see a QF-16 loaded with nitroglycerin crash into the Iranian Parliament building.
9 posted on 03/09/2010 7:47:16 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (The naked casuistry of the high priests of Warmism would make a Jesuit blush.)
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