"It is intended to be most lethal and survivable as an element of a larger network of interoperating platforms, which include airborne and land-based platforms of all types. If you watch Star Trek, think "Borg."
One change, think "Borg" overall networking capability combined with full Captain Piccard/Kirk local command and control individualism.
Thus, what we are fielding today is a conceptual hybrid of *both* the Borg and Federation systems.
And frankly, it would just about take a futuristic starship to give our current military a run for its money. The rest of this planet lags *way* behind us.
One change, think "Borg" overall networking capability combined with full Captain Piccard/Kirk local command and control individualism. True indeed. The vehicles will be Borg-like, but operated by creative servicemen who will be trained and prepared to take local initiative. I certainly didn't mean to malign the folk drivin' those platforms. They are our true strength.