Hey, I know those guys.

 

Multi-role

 

wow, thats just pure mechanical hotness right there

 

I guess my buddy worked with one or two SUPER geazers that were on the engineering team that designed it in the 50's.

 

They are but the War on Terror needs quality operators who work well across the human battlefield. The money spent on the F-22 would have been better invested in UAVs (such as the Reaper and the Predator) and a interoperable operator/CAS interface.

 

True, but "real" wars require air superiority and rapid airstrike capability. I wouldn't want to give up our traditional advantage in those areas just yet.

 

Oh, I totally agree on the spending elsewhere. What are those things, like $200 million each?

translation?

 

When are we going to start rebuilding our nuke arsenal for the coming Cold War with Red China?

 

No need. They already won.

 

 

I KNOW you didn't just call me Chinese.















That's Ed.

 

I thought Ed was cambodian??

 

Yup, and we've got soldiers on the ground in body armor that isn't the best and we're struggling to field MRAPs (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles). How much real danger are F-16/14/18 pilots really in?



Basically it shouldn't be such a task (pain in the ***) to call in air support. If you could link Joe on the ground with air seamlessly to the point he didn't hesitate to coordinate it the effects would be unbelievable.

 

I agree however the question remains to be asked, how long will humans really need to fly missions? I think we invested an insane amount of money into an increasing antiquated profession (fighter pilots). An E-1 private can smack 99% of the world's fighter planes out of the air with a $10,000 surface to air missile. Lets have UAVs for ground support and missile systems that dominate the air for the foreseeable future and save the trillions of dollars and save American lives in real time.

 

shock and awe. hello and welcome to 5 years ago.