Posted on 01/01/2018 8:21:42 AM PST by shove_it
Yep, unbelievably difficult and a simple ww2 hand grenade could take it down.
Not exactly the best use of tax payer dollars.
You said: “Sort of a misleading headline. Were talking about C-130s with drone launch and retrieve capabilities. Not that amazing. Just another bolt-in system.”
The headline sounds like more bang-for-the-buck to me considering the soaring cost of the latest USS Ford carrier at $12.9 billion vs a C-130 Hercules at $30.1 million. That’s an amazing cost saving by any standard.
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