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....but directing a number of UAVs from a manned aircraft close to the action, could offer significent military advantages.
sometime around 2020.
Originally posted by Willard856 Don't suppose you could provide a link? Sounds like an interesting trial.
Originally posted by tronied
Thought I was having a deja vu moment there, as I was sure I had seen this before. I am not entirely sure whether this was a different test, but this occured almost a year ago. Didn't mention anything about Teranis though, so maybe it is different and they are just playing around and improving it to see what is possible. [edit on 14-11-2007 by tronied]
Originally posted by waynos Good post fritz, nicely spotted.
Originally posted by fritz
much in the same way we invented and built a scramjet aircraft and flew it - unannounced, some 5 or 6 years ago.
It could signal the end of the bomber Waynos and YES, it does make the B2 look 'olde worlde' - but at what cost?
Originally posted by waynos
Being British however I can't shake the feeling that this exact idea will debut in successfully operational service before too many years pass, but in somebody else's air force.
Originally posted by Mike_A Thanks, any more details? I can't think of anything that fits the bill.
Originally posted by Mike_A On an absolutely, utterly, completely unrelated note can you tell me how to use the U2U function? :cough:
Originally posted by WestPoint23 On an absolutely, utterly, completely unrelated note I think Fritz missed that U2U point entirely. Only on ATS...