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Planes have another advantage - endurance. Missiles have greater acceleration and maneuverability, but they can't sustain that for as long as a plane can. Which
by DuskStar 6y ago
Planes have another advantage - endurance. Missiles have greater acceleration and maneuverability, but they can't sustain that for as long as a plane can. Which makes "run away" a solution in certain parts of the engagement envelope.
- ajuc 6y agoMake a drone that casts away unnecessary parts and turns into a missile when it's close to the enemy. It can carry half the fuel (or fly twice as long), doesn't need landing mechanisms, can be made with less focus on durability (just needs to survive one flight). It can be very small and fly low (and subsonic) to avoid detection. It could even land and wait near military airports on top of trees etc. Basically it would work like movable minefields in air. Denying territory to the enemy planes.
- DuskStar 6y agoI think "single-use missile sled" is actually a USAF project right now, but that's meant to be deployed from a fighter/bomber.