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Navy sees future with drones for spying but not fighting
A.P. ^ | 6/02/2008 | Sebastian Abbot

Posted on 06/02/2008 2:41:16 PM PDT by Paul Ross

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To: Centurion2000

I envision that we’ll put up numerous low cost satelittes if the chins or ruses start trying to interfere with asat systems. I’ll bet that our airborne laser systems will also be able to hit their satelittes also.


21 posted on 06/02/2008 11:21:25 PM PDT by Always Independent
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To: Francis McClobber
This is a little nit picky, but the Predator B is a completely different aircraft than the Predator A that was first armed.

No problem... you are absolutely right. The 'B' is a larger airframe with more 'hard points' for weapons stores. (Shouldn't go off the top of my head like that.)

22 posted on 06/03/2008 5:32:40 AM PDT by Tallguy (Tagline is offline till something better comes along...)
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To: GAB-1955
However, a drone would be useful in sub hunting and could carry a couple of missiles.

Potentially, yes. But the configuration for such would essentially be as expensive as replacing the S-3.

You would have a trade off in terms of interception speed (S-3) vs. loiter time (UAV). There likely is a strong case to be made for BOTH.

Not an either-or black and white decision. Which unfortunately the White House has not been good at.

23 posted on 06/03/2008 10:10:36 AM PDT by Paul Ross (Ronald Reagan-1987:"We are always willing to be trade partners but never trade patsies.")
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To: Always Independent
I envision that we’ll put up numerous low cost satellites if the chinese or russians start trying to interfere with asat systems.

I'm sure we have a modest capability to do so out of Vandenburg. But the real hazard is that the Chicoms are more likely to use a scorched earth policy...of creating a massive debris field in low orbit that will interdict any such replacements. They will be willing to sacrifice their own at that point just to keep us leveled.

I’ll bet that our airborne laser systems will also be able to hit their satelittes also.

Possibly. But we already know our Aegis SM-3s can hit them. And if we ever get around to deploying the AMRAAM-NCADE even an F-15 or F-22 could also.

24 posted on 06/03/2008 12:23:40 PM PDT by Paul Ross (Ronald Reagan-1987:"We are always willing to be trade partners but never trade patsies.")
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