• SSJ2Marx [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    Stealth becomes obsolete

    Missile defenses get better

    BVR combat becomes basically impossible

    Everybody always knows where everybody else is

    Sixth generation fighters Retvrn to being purpose-built dogfighters/interceptors

    • @blterrible@lemmy.ml
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      261 year ago

      No. Humans in aircraft are on the way out. Drones are the future. When the drones are significantly cheaper than the missiles used to shoot them down, logistics inevitably wins.

      • SSJ2Marx [he/him]
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        131 year ago

        Oh I never said it would be humans piloting the sixth gen dogfighters. They’re gonna be drones designed to withstand sustained 20G turns to be able to get their guns on target, commanded from something like an AWACS.

        • reflex
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          21 year ago

          They’re gonna be drones designed to withstand sustained 20G turns to be able to get their guns on target

          Full Gallente.

      • SSJ2Marx [he/him]
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        61 year ago

        This is true of current gen air combat, but I’m speculating about a future where dogfighting once again becomes the only way to achieve air superiority.