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Aren’t these called drones, and haven’t they been around a while? Predator drone entered service back in 1995 per Wikipedia, and it’s use only skyrocketed sinc
by antipaul 4y ago
Aren’t these called drones, and haven’t they been around a while?
Predator drone entered service back in 1995 per Wikipedia, and it’s use only skyrocketed since (Iraq, Afghanistan, etc) There are other models like Reaper
Turkey, Iran also seem to be big players here, among others
- hacoo 4y agoThere are no drones in service (that I know of) that are designed for air to air combat - they are designed to attack ground targets.
- rcme 4y agoIs air-to-air combat really a thing now? I was under the impression it was less important with advances in weapons guidance systems.
- dharmab 4y agoYes, US aircraft have been participating in air-to-air combat in Syria in recent years against manned and unmanned aircraft. In particular, the US military relies more on aircraft for air defense and air superiority while post-Soviet militaries rely more on surface to air missile systems.