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It needs to escort the MV-22 Osprey and have comparable flight range, carry the same weapons as an F-35B Joint Strike Fighter, and execute missions ran
by pavement 9y ago
It needs to escort the MV-22 Osprey and have
comparable flight range, carry the same
weapons as an F-35B Joint Strike Fighter, and
execute missions ranging from electronic
warfare, command and control, airborne early
warning, and airstrikes.
Limited warfare is going to be really weird in the future, for troops on the ground. It's never anything to feel good about, but it seems less managable and more dangerous than ever.
- geezerjay 9y agoThose aircraft only operate with air superiority, and for some decades air superiority already dictates who wins and loses a war. In that regard, the only innovation that is brought by this project is that pilots no longer need to be on board of these aircraft for them to operate.