TalonII
Banned
Timing is everything. We had about 400 slots when I graduated. The 93 and 94 guys had 125 each. The future of fighters is not in fighters, its UAV's. Why risk a pilot? Look at the Clinton attacks, launching cruise missiles. The person in the plane is the weak link. You can take him and all the support equipment out. You can add more fuel or weapons and pull more g's. Less risk, increased capabilities, easy decision for funding. The AF is buying a lot less F-22's than F-15's and a lot less F-35's than F-16's (if they get bought at all). Going back the High School kid....What is military aviation going to look like in 8 years? Does anybody know about launching UAV's off ships?