[doorgunner69]

Be nice if this could be integrated into the airframe as the Russians did with the Su-27 and maybe others? No doubt the room is just not there.

What difference in range vs. the Russian IR stuff would be interesting.

[sukhoi-30mki]

There is room; I guess the USN doesn't want to spend time and money to integrate it directly to the airframe of serving aircraft.

[sukhoi-30mki]

There is room; I guess the USN doesn't want to spend time and money to integrate it directly to the airframe of serving aircraft.

[shove_it]

No doubt the room is just not there

That problem will be resolved with version-2. The pilot will be removed to make room for the integrated pod and the plane will be piloted remotely from the Harry Reid memorial drone center in Nevada.

[gleeaikin]

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