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2023-01-20 Science & Technology

U.S. Air Force's new F-15EX breaks key record as threats against America grow

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Posted by Skidmark 2023-01-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 ...The EX is pretty damned impressive by any standard...but right now, the plans call for it to be only deployed here in the states with ANG and AF Reserve units.

We need a missile truck like this OVERSEAS, not held back here. New build F-16s would be perfectly good for CONUS air defense, and we could get more of them.

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2023-01-20 06:21|| 2023-01-20 06:21|| Front Page Top

#2 A 'missile truck" does not need to be in the huge hurry the 15EX is capable of. And soon enough the job will be handled by UAVs anyway, which will have advantages due to not needing a cockpit nor meatware support systems.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-01-20 07:43|| 2023-01-20 07:43|| Front Page Top

#3 These the F-15s Joe keeps talking about?

Last time I checked they don't fly on alternate energy sources.

Posted by Procopius2k 2023-01-20 09:43|| 2023-01-20 09:43|| Front Page Top

#4 When will the "soon enough" of UAVs arrive? Is it the "20 years from now" that Fusion Power has? Can a UAV be trusted to operate in a complex ECM/ECCM environment? I am an "autonomous vehicle fanboi" but am skeptical on how soon the AI can be trusted in complex environments.

Posted by magpie 2023-01-20 11:15|| 2023-01-20 11:15|| Front Page Top

#5 UAV need not be completely autonomous nor rely on AI for critical destructive decisions.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-01-20 11:30|| 2023-01-20 11:30|| Front Page Top

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