PILOT DAVE: "Wingman! Draw those missiles away from me!!"
LOYALY WINGMAN:
Posted on 07/11/2020 5:47:12 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
The U.S. Air Force plans to have an operational combat drone by 2023. The service plans to build out a family of unmanned aircraft, known as Skyborg, capable of carrying weapons and actively participating in combat. The Air Force’s goal is to build up a large fleet of armed, sort-of disposable jets that don’t need conventional runways to take off and land.
The Air Force, according to Aviation Week & Space Technology, expects to have the first operational Skyborg aircraft ready by 2023. Skyborg will be available with both subsonic and supersonic engines, indicating both attack and fighter jet versions. The basic design (or designs) will likely be stealthy, carrying guided bombs, air defense suppression missiles, and air-to-air missiles inside internal weapons bays. Interesting, according to AvWeek, the Air Force is considering Skyborg as a replacement not only for the MQ-9 Reaper attack drone but early versions of the F-16 manned fighter.
Here's a video produced by Boeing of their Loyal Wingman UAV, which is expected to join the Skyborg competition.
Boeing Unveils First Loyal Wingman Aircraft (Video)
(Excerpt) Read more at popularmechanics.com ...
It will be all fun and games until one is hacked and used against American troops or other aircraft.
Using silicon chips we sourced from China with built in backdoors.
And chips made by companies purchased by china.
Because procurement is stupid.
It will be all fun and games until one is hacked and used against American troops or other aircraft.
Or antifa. Witness the rise of very vocal lefties coming out of the military.
Sounds like pie in the sky to me.
PILOT DAVE: "Wingman! Draw those missiles away from me!!"
LOYALY WINGMAN:
One of the nice things about drones is that instead of an O-1 or higher piloting the plane you can have an H-1B. :-)
Skyborg.....what, was “Skynet” trademarked?
Our main advantage of combat aircraft is having a pilot in the aircraft to make decisions. We defeat Russian opponents, for instance, for that very reason. Their pilots fight by ground communication and not on their own until forced to. And with over the horizon technology, many times the actual kill happens before the enemy aircraft is even in sight or possibly in their radar.
A good read on future air combat is this:
https://csbaonline.org/uploads/documents/Air-to-Air-Report-.pdf
rwood
F-35 and F-15EX Fly with 'Skyborg' Wingman
Skyborg Drone !!! The Next USAF Fighter Being Designed is Unmanned
Youtube "Skyborg" video search (i.e., a bunch of pertinent videos)
Big Mistake.
Gen. Claire Chennault is rolling over in his grave.
The time delay is what negates the drone fighter value. You need to have a pilot very close of use AI...And we all know about skynet.
...or use
Are we actively pursuing the plot line of the "Terminator" series?
Do we remember "Skynet?" Or the cyborg units that were sent to kill humans?
Lol!
“Skyborg.....what, was “Skynet” trademarked?”
Did you hear? The Army’s getting Cyloids.
"Hello, USAF? Yeah, I don't think that's a good idea..."
That is bigoted baldercious drivel. A fake post made up and untrue
Cyborgs sent by Swampborgs to kill humans.
They’ll need all the Gamers they can find ,LOL
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