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    Another Nail in the Coffin of Fixed Wing AC

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10682693

    Two more generations of this tech and you'll have land/sea-based AA weapons with long range, no seekers that can be defeated and instant closure to target.

    Mate that up with a distributed wide area radar network and even current stealth AC are toast, literally.

    My money is on heavy metal, rail guns and nap-of-the-earth flyers.
    Last edited by matshock; 07-19-2010 at 01:05 PM.

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    All I want is a phased plasma rifle in the 40-watt range...

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    Quote Originally Posted by mriddick View Post
    All I want is a phased plasma rifle in the 40-watt range...
    Just what you see, pal.
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    What happened to the dude that swore everything Russian was the best, and we were all doomed???

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    Quote Originally Posted by matshock View Post
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10682693

    Two more generations of this tech and you'll have land/sea-based AA weapons with long range, no seekers that can be defeated and instant closure to target.

    Mate that up with a distributed wide area radar network and even current stealth AC are toast, literally.

    My money is on heavy metal, rail guns and nap-of-the-earth flyers.
    A prop driven drone is a far cry from a supersonic jet fighter. I wouldn't count those chickens broasted just yet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Draco View Post
    What happened to the dude that swore everything Russian was the best, and we were all doomed???
    I think that was Volk. Every MiG-XX was better than the F-22. Even the copycat MiG-29 which was a F-15 copy. We know the truth.
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