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Bombs. There's no shortage of actively deployed weapons that rely on unmodified 60s and 70s technology. Iran still operates F-14A Tomcat jets that presumably re
by talldayo 2y ago
Bombs. There's no shortage of actively deployed weapons that rely on unmodified 60s and 70s technology. Iran still operates F-14A Tomcat jets that presumably rely on their original 1970s digital avionics. Hell only knows what kind of mess Russian engineers deal with operationalizing Soviet-era digital weaponry. America should rely on more modern weapons integration (with the focus on NATO-standardized Datalink and digital fire control), but I'm certain there are still stockpiles of usable 70s and 80s era digital weapons laying around.
All of them are expected to be deployed to production and function flawlessly.
- tacostakohashi 2y agoFrankly, the thought of weapons with a modern 2020s software stack would be a terrifying prospect for humanity.