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When is the the last time fighter jet supremacy was a significant factor in any war? Korea?
The future of air warfare is autonomous drones. If we want to remain supreme that is what will do it.
True, but our entire Air Force cannot be deployed to such a war nor can the Navy.
And all of such a war will be in Chinas region. The Aircraft carrier for China is called China and it will be in full range of the conflict.
I’m sure admiral Kimmel thought the same thing
Foolish. Political disunity has certainly lost wars
and German commanders who were the heirs of Prussian tradition could claim in 1917 Americans didn’t know how to fight a real war.Used by commanders who have never employed it in conflict and as part of operations the Chinese have only limited experience with. While they have made strides over the past decade, this is still an area where the Chinese lag significantly behind the United States.
roll eyes"I know, I'll throw in a historical reference to try to score cheap points even though there is no real equivalence or relevance!"
ok so what?And the Qianlong Emperor thought there was nothing for China to learn from foreigners.
There's more political disunity caused by Neo-traditionalists who think we need a monarchy and ban everything that doesn't contribute to procreation. For someone who screams so much about a demographic crisis you apparently don't realize China has an even bigger one on it's hands.
Autonomous drones do not need pilots and they can function under the same intelligence conditions that pilots do. If a pilot lose GPS they are no more capable of adapting that a properly written AI. They also do not get sick, retire or have mental issues. The same revolution that has affected everything else in society will inevitably come to fighter aircraft. Surely you don't think we will have self-driving cars and still rely on human pilots for our fighters. The tactical advantages of humanless flight alone are undeniable.Air supremacy is essential for any military force who is dependent upon it for both defense and offense. And air supremacy is only achievable through fighters capable of suppressing enemy air and protecting delivery platforms from enemy aircraft.
There is a future for drones, but to rely on yet another type of technology dependent on an information from satellites or remote commands or piloting is just plunging futher into the hole the US military finally discovered - cut access to external communications and the drone becomes a GPS lost and minimally purposeful platform.
Good grief.While the military was busied itself for decades focusing on getting women into combat roles and their relentless diversity training they failed to do its real job - make sure the US wins in the next war.
and German commanders who were the heirs of Prussian tradition could claim in 1917 Americans didn’t know how to fight a real war.
roll eyes
ok so what?
They can fight and dispose of excess male population.
The one thing you forget too is that we can say good bye to endless debt if China can only manage to fight us to a draw, you want to see the riots that will occur if we have to cut social security and stop the welfare checks?
I'm sorry, did you think this analogy proved anything?
American forces didn't arrive in bulk until 1918 and at that point Germany was on the brink of starvation.
Bad historical comparisons are bad. Do better.
China can mobilize 50 million men and it will mean jack shit since this would be a naval and air conflict, two fields where China lags significantly behind the US in.
The moment China goes to war with the USA it loses access to the Australian iron ore the Chinese economy is dependent on.
And instead they’ll buy it from Russia or Mongolia
Autonomous drones do not need pilots and they can function under the same intelligence conditions that pilots do. If a pilot lose GPS they are no more capable of adapting that a properly written AI. They also do not get sick, retire or have mental issues. The same revolution that has affected everything else in society will inevitably come to fighter aircraft. Surely you don't think we will have self-driving cars and still rely on human pilots for our fighters. The tactical advantages of humanless flight alone are undeniable.
With Chinese investment it will rapidly rival.lol what?
Russian and Mongolian iron ore production is a fraction of Australia's.
With Chinese investment it will rapidly rival.
And yet here we are again, with a high-maintenance, overpriced, jack of all trades (and master of none) F-35.
Australian ore production may be higher but they can barely even refine their iron ore, they need to send it to japan. Russian iron is actually high quality and can be produced within russia, which would prove better for chinese supply chains in the event of a war.lol what?
Russian and Mongolian iron ore production is a fraction of Australia's.
With Chinese investment it will rapidly rival.
So, an aircraft that has repeatedly proven itself in usage?
Because it takes less then a week to sink a carrier.The time from investment in a mine to that mine churning out ore is measured in months to years. And you were bitching about carriers taking a couple weeks to reach a battle zone.
Because it takes less then a week to sink a carrier.
How has the F-35 “proven itself”? It’s dropped a couple bombs on terrorists in the absence of any AA or air opposition. That’s not impressive. A militarized crop duster can do the same thing.
The Israelis have used it repeatedly without any issues avoiding Russian air defense systems in Syria despite repeated efforts to prevent it by Assad's forces. If it was such a shitty aircraft Israel would not have employed it then promptly asked for more.
Autonomous drones do not need pilots and they can function under the same intelligence conditions that pilots do. If a pilot lose GPS they are no more capable of adapting that a properly written AI. They also do not get sick, retire or have mental issues. The same revolution that has affected everything else in society will inevitably come to fighter aircraft. Surely you don't think we will have self-driving cars and still rely on human pilots for our fighters. The tactical advantages of humanless flight alone are undeniable.
The Israelis have used it repeatedly without any issues avoiding Russian air defense systems in Syria despite repeated efforts to prevent it by Assad's forces. If it was such a shitty aircraft Israel would not have employed it then promptly asked for more.
You do know the Israeli version and the US version aren’t the same, yes?
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