Posted on 08/29/2025 6:59:30 AM PDT by whyilovetexas111
The U.S. Air Force’s secretive F-47 sixth-generation fighter is a technological marvel designed to counter the growing threat from China. Expected to fly faster than Mach 2, the F-47 will likely be the stealthiest aircraft ever built, featuring a tailless, horizontal design. More than just a fighter, it will act as a “quarterback” for a swarm of AI-enabled drone wingmen. Its advanced sensors and computing will shorten the “sensor-to-shooter” timeline to milliseconds, and it may even be armed with revolutionary laser weapons, ensuring American air dominance for decades to come.
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Fighting over the ability to produce food from the land, and survive.
One problem is that the machines will be able to eliminate other people quickly ,not just other machines.
Is this related to “Cat and Duck” navigation?
I completely agree.
LOL, had to look that one up.
No, my obscure reference was to an old SF story about a human-feline neural link that used the cat’s reflexes and hunting instincts to dogfight extra-dimenional predators lurking in the spaces between the stars traversed with an FTL drive.
Star Trek “A Taste of Armageddon”
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