tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817503750343460336.post8908652942987063233..comments2023-10-10T08:27:28.524-05:00Comments on Men Are Not Potatoes: You're Not Using Your Car Today So You Should Sell ItMeatAxehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03477536538497998805noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817503750343460336.post-74617661259980127182009-04-25T22:10:00.000-05:002009-04-25T22:10:00.000-05:00I actually work on this sort of stuff for a living...I actually work on this sort of stuff for a living...believe me, UAVs are taking over. They will still be remotely operated/guided for a while, but eventually they'll be almost completely automatic.cnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16521875119127847256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817503750343460336.post-57899200595027604592009-04-24T10:31:00.000-05:002009-04-24T10:31:00.000-05:00Eventually perhaps UAV's will take over cnick, but...Eventually perhaps UAV's will take over cnick, but we are a long way from having true AI which is what is really required to have an unmanned fighter plane. UAV's for low level observations (such as the man launched ones that the army has), and predators are fine because they are comparatively cheap, and the man launched ones are two small for a fighter to bother with. Predators in any kind of contested air enviroment would be toast in no time. The global hawk is essentially used to fly over uncontested airspace as well. It is safe against most sam systems and other countries fighter interception due to its operating height which makes it valuable. I don't see it operating over any country with 3.5 gen fighters, mig 25's (because they are capable of making high speed high altitude interceptions), or heavy surface to air missile networks.<br /><br />There are at least two more generations of manned western fighters before UAV's become the predominate fighter aircraft.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817503750343460336.post-91705773927239379702009-04-22T21:44:00.000-05:002009-04-22T21:44:00.000-05:00I think UAVs are going to completely take over. W...I think UAVs are going to completely take over. Within 30 years or so you won't find very many manned Air Force planes in the sky. Just lots and lots of UAVs and micro-UAVs (why spy from 100 miles up when you could send in a swarm of micro-helicopters and see everything up close).cnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16521875119127847256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817503750343460336.post-2281285132228287702009-04-22T15:15:00.000-05:002009-04-22T15:15:00.000-05:00Also I agree about air superiority. If we ever get...Also I agree about air superiority. If we ever get into a real shooting match with the North Koreans or (heaven help us) the Chinese, we will be up shit creek in a barbed wire canoe without strategic bombing and a bunch of iron-assed fighter jocks flying interdiction missions.MeatAxehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477536538497998805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817503750343460336.post-55881407058143305112009-04-21T16:53:00.000-05:002009-04-21T16:53:00.000-05:00I second the vote for more A-10s.I second the vote for more A-10s.MeatAxehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477536538497998805noreply@blogger.com