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Airbus Wingman concept gives stealthy look at aerial combat future
New Atlas ^
| June 05, 2024
| David Szondy
Posted on 06/05/2024 12:59:30 PM PDT by Red Badger
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To: 04-Bravo; 1FASTGLOCK45; 1stFreedom; 2ndDivisionVet; 2sheds; 60Gunner; 6AL-4V; A.A. Cunningham; ...
AVIATION PING!.................
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posted on
06/05/2024 12:59:57 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: Red Badger; dfwgator
Arnold did it in:
“The Sixth Day”
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posted on
06/05/2024 1:01:41 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
To: SaveFerris
Clint Eastwood did it in “Firefox”.................
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posted on
06/05/2024 1:03:55 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: Red Badger
However, Airbus emphasizes that the decision to fire the Wingman's weapons will always be made by a human. Maybe for the foreseeable future, but not beyond that...
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posted on
06/05/2024 1:06:19 PM PDT
by
GOPJ
(WOKE DEI hires are an easy way to work hard core commies and sexual weirdos into top corporate spots)
To: Red Badger
WTF, don’t most “stealth” drones have a dorsal inlet???
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posted on
06/05/2024 1:07:15 PM PDT
by
Chode
(there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
To: Chode
Maybe the pic is upside down?........................
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posted on
06/05/2024 1:08:20 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: SaveFerris
...and Steven Seagal got sucked out of....
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posted on
06/05/2024 1:13:00 PM PDT
by
RckyRaCoCo
(Time to throw them out of the Temple...again)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
06/05/2024 1:21:32 PM PDT
by
ducttape45
(Proverbs 14:34, "Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.")
To: GOPJ
Maybe for the foreseeable future, but not beyond that... Outside of active combat/war, it will probably always operate that way.
But I think even in the near term, the pilot/operator will be able to simply tell the drone who/what to engage, and leave the rest to AI. Soon after that, the AI will be autonomous to follow global/mission specific tactics and rules of engagement without operator input. There will certainly be a wave-off function in case the operator detects a situation that requires breaking an engagement.
In combat, having to operate a wingman drone would be far too distracting for a pilot. A shore/ship/AWACS based operator will likely be the "human in the loop".
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posted on
06/05/2024 1:36:32 PM PDT
by
ETCM
(“There is no security, no safety, in the appeasement of evil.” — Ronald Reagan)
To: ETCM
Seems like a good broadband jammer will mix this brilliance—autonomous only goes so far.
To: Red Badger
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posted on
06/05/2024 1:40:34 PM PDT
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Chode
(there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
06/05/2024 1:40:52 PM PDT
by
Chode
(there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
To: Red Badger
So. It’s either Drone Maser or AWACS - or both.
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posted on
06/05/2024 1:42:57 PM PDT
by
Gaffer
To: Chode
Boeing’s failed entry for the JSF contract, the X-32, had a similar inlet configuration.
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posted on
06/05/2024 1:43:23 PM PDT
by
ETCM
(“There is no security, no safety, in the appeasement of evil.” — Ronald Reagan)
To: ETCM
only because there was a man in it, and stealth? wi a gaping maw like that facing the beam???
i guess maybe...
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posted on
06/05/2024 1:47:05 PM PDT
by
Chode
(there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
To: ETCM
In combat, having to operate a wingman drone would be far too distracting for a pilot. A shore/ship/AWACS based operator will likely be the "human in the loop". Great points - the above was my favorite - you're right on about this...
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posted on
06/05/2024 1:50:16 PM PDT
by
GOPJ
(WOKE DEI hires are an easy way to work hard core commies and sexual weirdos into top corporate spots)
To: Red Badger
I think I’ve seen that design before.
Give me a second... Sometimes I walk into a room and forget why I’m there. I eventually figure it out.
Klingon bird of prey.
Tried to buy one... No go, the damn BATF wouldn’t license it.
5.56mm
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posted on
06/05/2024 1:54:33 PM PDT
by
M Kehoe
(Quid Pro Joe and the Ho have got to go. )
To: RckyRaCoCo
Kurt Russell should have gone with the blonde woman at the party
Too bad about Marla
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posted on
06/05/2024 2:17:30 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
To: Chode
WTF, don’t most “stealth” drones have a dorsal inlet??? Because fighter type aircraft who are expected to make high-g maneuvers reach high angles of attack when doing so. A dorsal mounted inlet would be starved of air and could cause a compressor stall.
Stealthy aircraft that aren't expected to make high-g maneuvers do use dorsal air inlets, such as the original stealth demonstrator Have Blue, and the B2 and B21 bombers.
The North American F-107 had a dorsal intake, and the pilots feared (needlessly) that if they ejected they would be sucked into the engine.
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posted on
06/05/2024 3:14:00 PM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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