Air Force Could Test "Flying Aircraft Carriers" as Early as Next Year

NASDAQ via Motley Fool ^ | 1 Jan 2018 | Rich Smithl

[Yo-Yo]

Don't forget Indiana Jones and the Nazis.

[Zathras]

Yep, unbelievably difficult and a simple ww2 hand grenade could take it down.
Not exactly the best use of tax payer dollars.

[shove_it]

You said: “Sort of a misleading headline. We’re talking about C-130’s 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.