branchan

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by branchan 12y ago
You cannot just blindly put missiles on a drone without any radars or sensors. The current Predator platform should be how much it would cost...minimum.
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by branchan 12y ago
So you are saying: 1. We should make a drone have the same flight performance capabilities as a fighter jet, which will make it cost more money. 2. We should spend even more money to create an AI system with the exact same capabilities as a
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by branchan 12y ago
1. Drones do not perform anywhere near as well as a fighter jet. 2. There aren't even any autonomous UAVs right now, why do you think you will be able to make one that can also autonomously evade a missile?
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by branchan 12y ago
Sensors and radars take more space, power and weight. So the drone will need to be bigger and more expensive and before you know, you will probably end up with something that looks and costs just like a normal jet fighter. The F-35 is $200M
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by branchan 12y ago
Since most engagements are going to be at beyond visual range, they might as well be cruise missiles.
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by branchan 12y ago
I'm not sure man. Look at the size of the radar on a Patriot battery.
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by branchan 12y ago
Fire-and-forget does not mean that you can just launch a missile and it will do its own thing. The missile still needs to be guided to the general vicinity of the target before it can do its job.
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by branchan 12y ago
Part of the reason why defense companies are risk-averse and bureaucratic is because things just CANNOT fail. It's not like, oh yea, my program crashed, I'm just gonna fix this bug and re-compile. No, if your jet crashes on its fi
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by branchan 12y ago
I don't know why you are referring to the Star Wars program since it was not a program that was ever fielded. Anyway, so is your strategy to fire multiple missiles at a time for each target? Assuming it's possible for UAVs to enga
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by branchan 12y ago
It is not sufficient to just be able to carry missiles in the air. Missiles only work in conjunction with the right sensor and radar systems to designate and guide it to the target. So yes, you do need both the plane (with onboard sensor&#x
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by branchan 12y ago
I think you should look up the size of modern SAM launchers. They are massive and most of them consist of missile and radar system pair. It doesn't work the way you imagine.
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by branchan 12y ago
I think there's a general disconnect between HN users and how the defense industry works. When you are designing a weapons system designed to kill people, you cannot just design something 'in a hackish fashion'. No, this shit
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by branchan 12y ago
SAM's are static, and much bigger in size. Totally different application.
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by branchan 12y ago
I don't think you know how drones and missiles work.
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by branchan 12y ago
You sure it's not because of the fact that it's a joint strike fighter and LM has to create one aircraft that is able to accommodate the requirements of each branch of the military?
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by branchan 12y ago
Do you really think that drones would be able to take down a F-35?
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by branchan 12y ago
Source?
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by branchan 13y ago
I wonder what is the conversion rate between the amount electricity used vs. the amount of royalty payments generated. Perhaps it might just be easier to straight up donate to this guy.
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by branchan 13y ago
Yes. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/02/18/world/europe/k...
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by branchan 13y ago
You can't fault a relatively new cypto-currency for having limitations in terms of adoption rates. For now, it's still a proof of concept and improvements are constantly being made. The article is not making fun of cash, but makin
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by branchan 13y ago
The release cycles for aerospace companies are a lot longer than in software. The previous A330 that they are talking about was originally released back in the early 90's. I assume Airbus didn't think it needed a full development
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by branchan 13y ago
Unless someone has some kind of insider information, no burglar is going to assume that you have a stash of bitcoins.
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by branchan 13y ago
Are you going to put the safe under your mattress? Or do you think a secure encrypted and password protected wallet stored on a tiny USB drive or SD card might be more secure?
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by branchan 13y ago
If you fired a missile to destroy a satellite, it would be way to obvious, especially with all the debris that it would produce. If you fired up a space vehicle then have it grab a satellite a couple months later, nobody would be the wiser.
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by branchan 13y ago
This guy is advocating that all aircraft should be designed for short range dogfighting when this aircraft most likely designed for beyond visual range combat. Of course it's gonna lack the maneuverability. Try comparing it to the F22.
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by branchan 13y ago
No, the structure does not rotate.
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by branchan 14y ago
I actually didn't know only AT&T is able to do voice+data. For me, that option alone seems to justify the carrier choice. Nothing better than looking things up online or checking map directions while staying on the line with somebody.
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by branchan 14y ago
I totally agree. Same goes for Google Fiber. People were saying that it will take too long for them to become profitable but it is already a win for Google if they can create enough pressure to force the telecom companies to invest more mon
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by branchan 14y ago
Tell us, how much do you pay for an oil change and around how much do you get paid per hour?
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by branchan 14y ago
How about you call ahead next time you want to drop off your car to see if they are busy or not?

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