Very nice, although the nose gun looks a little light for strafing, even as an anti-infantry weapon.
That's a 20mm? Frankly from the photo it looked to me like a .50 at best, I suck at judging sizes.Yeah it's apparently a three barreled 20mm rotary cannon as opposed to the 30mm chaingun like on the Apache or 30mm cannons on later Hind models.
Philippines apparently is planning on importing a handful of them because they wanted more firepower then their current light helicopters possessed, so it might just be a nice midtier of helicopter gunship.
Same three-barrel gatling as the one on the AH-1.That's a 20mm? Frankly from the photo it looked to me like a .50 at best, I suck at judging sizes.
Mind you the tanker role is getting filled by the MQ-25 and I suspect a longer ranged ASW drone for the carriers is merely a matter of time
Another old Cold War warrior, this time the 4-seater S-3 Viking ASW bomber. Too bad that the F-18s and helicopters replaced them in their various roles.
Looks like some of the 6th gen stuff we've been hearing about for the past year or so.
Depending on the sort of rumors you listen to, Area 51 being a top-secret testing site for aircraft makes sense. It's well out of the way, right next to the nuclear testing sites, and it's kind of rough to get to.
It is, according to some of the rumors, where we store all the Soviet aircraft that we've acquired over the years, to test their capabilities.
Also a good dumping ground for toxic materials that would have the EPA and OSHA up in arms if they weren't hidden behind 'classified' stamps.Depending on the sort of rumors you listen to, Area 51 being a top-secret testing site for aircraft makes sense. It's well out of the way, right next to the nuclear testing sites, and it's kind of rough to get to.
It is, according to some of the rumors, where we store all the Soviet aircraft that we've acquired over the years, to test their capabilities.
The hypersonic aircraft project? Yeah, no. Hypersonic engines are stupid hard to manufacture, largely because of the sheer stresses involved...And also the supposed home of the Aurora project, assuming it’s still around, or ever existed.
And of course….
Aliens.
No, the land around it is already toxic, given that they're nuclear weapon testing grounds (why Area 51 got its name, it was the 51st nuclear testing site area).Also a good dumping ground for toxic materials that would have the EPA and OSHA up in arms if they weren't hidden behind 'classified' stamps.
Largely because US military doctrine is predicated on the fact they've got the best aircraft...Everyone making thier 5th gen, US is making its 6th
The shape is a bit off for that... and smaller. Remember, Vulcan bombers are huge things.Be funny if it was an old Vulcan bomber or something like that.
We do have the best aircrafyThe hypersonic aircraft project? Yeah, no. Hypersonic engines are stupid hard to manufacture, largely because of the sheer stresses involved...
Aliens? Not likely, largely because just trying to work out what their tech can do will get that specific scene in The Avengers where Captain America tries to fix the duct fans of the SHIELD Helicarrier...
No, the land around it is already toxic, given that they're nuclear weapon testing grounds (why Area 51 got its name, it was the 51st nuclear testing site area).
Largely because US military doctrine is predicated on the fact they've got the best aircraft...
The shape is a bit off for that... and smaller. Remember, Vulcan bombers are huge things.
Yes and no. Aircraft design and manufacture is an ever-evolving field and for the US, it needs to be far ahead of the rest of the game to stay 'competitive' given just how much its military planning and requisitions are structured around complete air dominance.We do have the best aircrafy
Not really.Yes and no. Aircraft design and manufacture is an ever-evolving field and for the US, it needs to be far ahead of the rest of the game to stay 'competitive' given just how much its military planning and requisitions are structured around complete air dominance.
If the US slips up in this, well, it quickly falls apart.
Here's the thing, the US is so dependent on the idea that they would have air dominance. Without that cornerstone, the US military is severely weakened.Not really.
The AF is always ahead before we even see what they are working on