Message posted by psiuh88 on May 08, 2009 at 16:53:19 PST:
how is the predator A, B or C superior to the F-22? when it comes time for the nuclear weapons storage and contruction facilities to be taken out in iran (probably by the next administration, if they don't use them first), a predator will not survive against the russian designed S-300 SAM systems, nor can they deliver adequate payload (like a 2000# penetrator JDAM). Global Hawk won't live long either in that arena, and there's no active duty X-47's yet that could mount an effective attack. Until, then, there's the F-22 and B-2. This is nothing new for testing new avionics and cockpits - they even do it for the shuttle. the federal government wastes our money on far worse and useless things. At least defense spending mostly goes to providing good techincal jobs (unless you're a nephew of congressman John Murtha) and requires some phyical raw materials and labor. Shovel Ready - BS!
In Reply to: Re: Strange plane at Nellis Red Flag posted by bubba on May 07, 2009 at 12:45:16 PST:
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