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Two Boeing X-45As Complete Graduation Combat Demonstration
2005-08-11
Posted by:DanNY

#11  Band name: Autonomous Destruction
Posted by: mojo   2005-08-11 20:37  

#10  driving up 395 July 29th between the turn off to Edwards and Red Mountain, we saw 1 (not two, sorry) plane fly over the highway at what had to be supersonic speed - at 200' or so above ground. It was not a plane sillhouette I was familiar with...this explains much
Posted by: Frank G   2005-08-11 19:06  

#9  Here, try this circuit board instead of a POW
Posted by: Captain America   2005-08-11 18:52  

#8  Preemptive Destruction would be a good name for a band. Or a foreign policy.
Posted by: SteveS   2005-08-11 17:51  

#7  :> That's secret Mojo
Posted by: Shipman   2005-08-11 17:40  

#6  Note they are at least partly autonomous.
Posted by: phil_b   2005-08-11 17:26  

#5  "...the two unmanned vehicles entered the AOA, a 30 by 60 mile area within the test range, ready to perform a simulated Preemptive Destruction-Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses mission."

Unoficially know as "blowin' shit up"...
Posted by: mojo   2005-08-11 15:32  

#4  Combine this with unmanned air to air refueling, stealthed airframes and precision weapons and they should be formidable. But I question just what the cost will be in terms of the airframes overall price
Posted by: Cheaderhead   2005-08-11 12:42  

#3  Here Iran, we have some playmates for ya....
Posted by: mmurray821   2005-08-11 12:32  

#2  another item to NOT hook up to Skynet.
Posted by: bk   2005-08-11 11:40  

#1  Good!
Posted by: 3dc   2005-08-11 11:29  

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