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I thought the aside in the article about unmanned "missile trucks" controlled by a latest gen manned fighter was interesting.
by jevinskie 10y ago
I thought the aside in the article about unmanned "missile trucks" controlled by a latest gen manned fighter was interesting.
- zrail 10y agoThis article is where those quotes come from: https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pentagon-touts-loyal-wingman-for-combat-jets-423682/ https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pentagon-touts-lo... The hard part is developing a strong enough AI to do what they want. Current uncrewed vehicles all have a remote human pilot. Air Force brass wants to do away with that bit. Maybe it's six years out but I would be extremely surprised.
- sandworm101 10y agoIt's part of a rarely-discussed issue with beyond-visual range (BVR) missiles. For all the hype about technology, they have a horrifically low kill rate against live and aware target. If you look at stats against maneuvering opponents actually beyond visual range, ones with the senors to detect the radar-guided missile approaching, the kill rate is on the order of 15%. Doing the math, the fancy new fighters don't have the missile capacity to confidently down any BVR target, hence the need for a "truck".