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To: Onthebrink

The Air Force wants to replace the A-10 ($10,000/hr) with the F-35 ($30,000/hr), to save money. Not sure if they worked the $80,000,000 unit cost in to the F-35 hourly rate.

Manned aircraft are great in technologically asymmetrical warfare, but in a matched all out contest, they lose to robots 100%. They should make do with the manned aircraft they have, and replace them with drones, etc, as needed.


31 posted on 07/31/2021 7:54:44 AM PDT by Born to Conserve
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To: Born to Conserve

I would imagine our drone capabilities are growing exponentially.


56 posted on 07/31/2021 8:34:24 AM PDT by cornfedcowboy ( )
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