Dumb question:
Why is US hiring private military companies like blackwater? I can understand civilian contractors for construction, rations, etc, but an armed contractor seem pricey, and less effective
Stupid Suggestion:
Since the stealthy payload for the F-35 is fairly limited, especially for an air to air role, why not have say a stealthy drone missile truck tag along?
I.e. modify the X-47/X-45 to carry a payload of 6 AMRAAMs, fly it autonomously behind (maybe 5km away) a squadron and unleash it's load using sensor data from F-35s on the command of the pilots.
This should be able to bypass the moral issue with AI decision to kill since there is none, and the current technology should allow this to be implemented without much trouble.
Why is US hiring private military companies like blackwater? I can understand civilian contractors for construction, rations, etc, but an armed contractor seem pricey, and less effective
Stupid Suggestion:
Since the stealthy payload for the F-35 is fairly limited, especially for an air to air role, why not have say a stealthy drone missile truck tag along?
I.e. modify the X-47/X-45 to carry a payload of 6 AMRAAMs, fly it autonomously behind (maybe 5km away) a squadron and unleash it's load using sensor data from F-35s on the command of the pilots.
This should be able to bypass the moral issue with AI decision to kill since there is none, and the current technology should allow this to be implemented without much trouble.
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