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Offline Dilmah G

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The military's at it again

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The US Army is not known for having a soft-spot for aviation. So it's perhaps not surprising that army aviators have been the fastest to embrace unmanned aircraft. On 14 April, the service celebrated passing the 1 million flight hour mark by unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), a milestone that will be feted next month with a celebration hosted by the Smithsonian.

Accordingly, the army released a UAS roadmap on 15 April that sets an ambitious course for aviation. By 2035, nearly every aircraft the army flies will be unmanned. The only two roles left primarily for manned aircraft will be -- curiously enough -- utility and medical evacuation. But UAVs or optionally-piloted vehicles (OPVs) will dominate flight hours for attack, armed reconnaissance, cargo resupply, communications relay and surveillance.

 

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Offline Bobboau

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well, it's like that already.
though I would hope military grade equipment would be designed to handle EMP
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Offline Dilmah G

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As I understand, the real emerging issue is the connection between ground control station and vehicle. Disrupt that, and you've turned your UCAV fleet into a heap of useless plastic and metal.

 

Offline StarSlayer

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USAF going to embrace UMBTs?  :P
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Offline Nuclear1

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USAF going to embrace UMBTs?  :P

If it's overly expensive, useless, and defies common sense, then we'll embrace it, dammit.
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Offline Kosh

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Better question: When are they going to be fully automated?


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If it's overly expensive, useless, and defies common sense, then we'll embrace it, dammit.


So, what's your take on this whole UAV thing?
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Offline Nuclear1

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If it's overly expensive, useless, and defies common sense, then we'll embrace it, dammit.
So, what's your take on this whole UAV thing?

They're great, but we've wasted millions of dollars by basically having a turf war with the Army on UAVs--they've got their own fleet of Ravens and Hunters and we've got ours of Predators, Global Hawks, and Reapers...and they mostly do each other's jobs anyway.  So we're paying double, or sometimes triple what we should be.

Spoon - I stand in awe by your flawless fredding. Truely, never before have I witnessed such magnificant display of beamz.
Axem -  I don't know what I'll do with my life now. Maybe I'll become a Nun, or take up Macrame. But where ever I go... I will remember you!
Axem - Sorry to post again when I said I was leaving for good, but something was nagging me. I don't want to say it in a way that shames the campaign but I think we can all agree it is actually.. incomplete. It is missing... Voice Acting.
Quanto - I for one would love to lend my beautiful singing voice into this wholesome project.
Nuclear1 - I want a duet.
AndrewofDoom - Make it a trio!

 

Offline Liberator

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So we're paying double, or sometimes triple what we should be.
This makes me a sad panda.  Of course it's the government, so no one ever thinks having one universal design for all branches so you have one set of replacement part stockpiled to the heavens for the same money is a good idea. :sigh:
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Offline General Battuta

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So we're paying double, or sometimes triple what we should be.
This makes me a sad panda.  Of course it's the government, so no one ever thinks having one universal design for all branches so you have one set of replacement part stockpiled to the heavens for the same money is a good idea. :sigh:

It's actually been tried a number of times, but it's never worked out, mostly because the various branches of the military all like to fight about operational requirements and whatnot.

 

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Hmmm so paying double or trippel for craft which will be useless for anything except recon or cargo hauling on pre programmed routing as soon as someone can be bothered to point a half decent radio jammer at it
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Offline Nuclear1

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Re: George W. Bush 'knew Guantánamo prisoners were innocent'
Actually if there's one thing you can't fault American UAVs for, it's their remote control.  I can't get into specifics, but that is literally the least of their concerns.
Spoon - I stand in awe by your flawless fredding. Truely, never before have I witnessed such magnificant display of beamz.
Axem -  I don't know what I'll do with my life now. Maybe I'll become a Nun, or take up Macrame. But where ever I go... I will remember you!
Axem - Sorry to post again when I said I was leaving for good, but something was nagging me. I don't want to say it in a way that shames the campaign but I think we can all agree it is actually.. incomplete. It is missing... Voice Acting.
Quanto - I for one would love to lend my beautiful singing voice into this wholesome project.
Nuclear1 - I want a duet.
AndrewofDoom - Make it a trio!

 

Offline General Battuta

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Re: George W. Bush 'knew Guantánamo prisoners were innocent'
Actually if there's one thing you can't fault American UAVs for, it's their remote control.  I can't get into specifics, but that is literally the least of their concerns.

It appears the US Air Force doesn't always end up exactly where it meant to.

(the quoted post was originally in a thread about health insurance  :p)
« Last Edit: April 19, 2010, 12:41:34 pm by General Battuta »

 

Offline Nuclear1

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Re: George W. Bush 'knew Guantánamo prisoners were innocent'
Oh **** me and my low alcohol tolerance..could you send that where it needs to be?
Spoon - I stand in awe by your flawless fredding. Truely, never before have I witnessed such magnificant display of beamz.
Axem -  I don't know what I'll do with my life now. Maybe I'll become a Nun, or take up Macrame. But where ever I go... I will remember you!
Axem - Sorry to post again when I said I was leaving for good, but something was nagging me. I don't want to say it in a way that shames the campaign but I think we can all agree it is actually.. incomplete. It is missing... Voice Acting.
Quanto - I for one would love to lend my beautiful singing voice into this wholesome project.
Nuclear1 - I want a duet.
AndrewofDoom - Make it a trio!

 

Offline Jeff Vader

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could you send that where it needs to be?
Hope I got it right.
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Offline Nuclear1

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Yeah, got it right. Apparently two shots of Jack after being in the air for 16 hours will impair your judgment...
Spoon - I stand in awe by your flawless fredding. Truely, never before have I witnessed such magnificant display of beamz.
Axem -  I don't know what I'll do with my life now. Maybe I'll become a Nun, or take up Macrame. But where ever I go... I will remember you!
Axem - Sorry to post again when I said I was leaving for good, but something was nagging me. I don't want to say it in a way that shames the campaign but I think we can all agree it is actually.. incomplete. It is missing... Voice Acting.
Quanto - I for one would love to lend my beautiful singing voice into this wholesome project.
Nuclear1 - I want a duet.
AndrewofDoom - Make it a trio!

 
You know, I hate this idea. If I am a marine, and ask for air support to an AI, how will I know that he picked the correct target?

 

Offline Nuclear1

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UAVs aren't AI though...
Spoon - I stand in awe by your flawless fredding. Truely, never before have I witnessed such magnificant display of beamz.
Axem -  I don't know what I'll do with my life now. Maybe I'll become a Nun, or take up Macrame. But where ever I go... I will remember you!
Axem - Sorry to post again when I said I was leaving for good, but something was nagging me. I don't want to say it in a way that shames the campaign but I think we can all agree it is actually.. incomplete. It is missing... Voice Acting.
Quanto - I for one would love to lend my beautiful singing voice into this wholesome project.
Nuclear1 - I want a duet.
AndrewofDoom - Make it a trio!

 

Offline Thaeris

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They're just controlled by some chap several thousand miles away... :p
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