Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Will The Next Top U.S. Guns Be Gamer Geeks?


Will The Next Generation Of Top Guns Be Gamer Geeks? The Unmanned X-47B Makes Its First Flight -- Fast Company

The next generation of Top Guns may be gamer geeks. That's because the X-47B just took its very first flight, heralding a whole new era of military flying--automatic or remote-piloted, stealthy, deadly combat aircraft.

Technically the X-47B is an unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV), but what it really is is an evolution of those Global Hawk and Predator drone aircraft that made the Iraq War look like a computer game when viewed at the military's tech hubs, mixed in with the same kind of stealth technology that makes the B-2 Spirit bomber such a powerful, frightening tool of force projection.

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My Comment: Not for a while .... but as developments in UAV technology continues, and their firepower and effectiveness also increases .... manned U.S. Air Force jets will probably become a minority in 30-40-50 years from now.

2 comments:

Mark said...

much earlier.. you know that the amount of real fighter pilots being trained is lower and lower every year? think UAVs pilots are in majority in 10-20 years tops

Mark said...

ah sorry .. jets.. thought about UAVs (not full jets).. then I say 20-30 years :)