Sure would be nice to take out some of the tankers spraying chemicals down on us. They're pretty easy to locate, just follow the big trail. Obviously don't shoot them over populated areas, maybe follow them back to their base?? (Sorry, had to vent. I realize there's a lot that's been done we may never hear about.)
"AI enabled". I hope there's a way to check on whose team the AI is on. When early Windows OS started coming down with "viruses", I couldn't help but notice a lot of them were named after certain towns in the middle east. Given what we're discovering within our own government, it would be nice to verify this. Look up the term "QRS-911" for some background.
Lasers: It's amazing that we didn't get very far with Reagan pouring money into "Star Wars". But that YAL-1 Laser plane (747 with gimbal mounted laser guide up front, apparently "misused" to start forest fires and take out cars while surrounding trees are left alone) was built a long time ago. Nothing newer around that could bug zap drones or fighters at phenomenal rates from the ground? Unless the fight moves at the speed of light, it would seem all fighters may be "susceptible" to this..
Don't get me wrong, I like newfangled toys as much as everyone else. I just want to be sure we're giving them to the right people that won't use them against us or sell the plans to our potential enemies. Plenty of current examples on that. 🙄
Lasers have come a long way. One of the problems with stealth aircraft is the limited number of weapons they can carry internally. Missiles “trucks” have been talked about. A laser weapon can solve some of that problem, especially when facing drone swarms.
When it comes to aircraft of the line, you have nothing to worry about. It’s the experimental aircraft that might be used inappropriately.
YAL-1A was never frivolously used as you imagine. It was not built to engage ground targets. I was assigned the task to investigate that application and it was not very promising. There was no way to identify a target, and there was no guarantee of a cloud-free line of sight.
Things to think about:
Sure would be nice to take out some of the tankers spraying chemicals down on us. They're pretty easy to locate, just follow the big trail. Obviously don't shoot them over populated areas, maybe follow them back to their base?? (Sorry, had to vent. I realize there's a lot that's been done we may never hear about.)
"AI enabled". I hope there's a way to check on whose team the AI is on. When early Windows OS started coming down with "viruses", I couldn't help but notice a lot of them were named after certain towns in the middle east. Given what we're discovering within our own government, it would be nice to verify this. Look up the term "QRS-911" for some background.
Lasers: It's amazing that we didn't get very far with Reagan pouring money into "Star Wars". But that YAL-1 Laser plane (747 with gimbal mounted laser guide up front, apparently "misused" to start forest fires and take out cars while surrounding trees are left alone) was built a long time ago. Nothing newer around that could bug zap drones or fighters at phenomenal rates from the ground? Unless the fight moves at the speed of light, it would seem all fighters may be "susceptible" to this..
Don't get me wrong, I like newfangled toys as much as everyone else. I just want to be sure we're giving them to the right people that won't use them against us or sell the plans to our potential enemies. Plenty of current examples on that. 🙄
Lasers have come a long way. One of the problems with stealth aircraft is the limited number of weapons they can carry internally. Missiles “trucks” have been talked about. A laser weapon can solve some of that problem, especially when facing drone swarms.
When it comes to aircraft of the line, you have nothing to worry about. It’s the experimental aircraft that might be used inappropriately.
YAL-1A was never frivolously used as you imagine. It was not built to engage ground targets. I was assigned the task to investigate that application and it was not very promising. There was no way to identify a target, and there was no guarantee of a cloud-free line of sight.