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The idea would be that an AI airplane with a gun would destroy more targets, on expectation, in its lifetime than a missile would.
by amluto 3y ago
The idea would be that an AI airplane with a gun would destroy more targets, on expectation, in its lifetime than a missile would.
- scottLobster 3y agoDepends greatly on the AA capabilities of your adversary. Slower moving, larger drones with guns are easier to detect and shoot down than missiles, and probably more expensive than the average missile as well. The only way a gun might be more efficient is in a situation with total air supremacy like Iraq or Afghanistan, and the targets would ideally be in the open.
- CogniDizz 3y agoCouldn't the aeronautical capabilities of an unpiloted aircraft have a significantly higher ceiling if the design doesn't need to accommodate for limiting g-forces on a human?
- nradov 3y agoNot by much. Building airframes that can handle higher G forces than a human comes at a huge weight penalty which impacts cost, range, and payload. Plus, it becomes really tough to avoid compressor stall when the flight envelope gets into high AoA plus high speed. The engineers end up having to do funky things with the inlet that increase drag and radar signature.