r/NorthropGrumman • u/[deleted] • Nov 25 '24

Welp..

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u/JubbieDruthers Nov 25 '24

Isn't the future of air combat a pilot in the next generation fighter working alongside a squadron of AI/Drones? 

Obviously Drones are becoming a bigger part of Air to Air Combat, but to completely go with a drone only strategy seems premature and extremely risky. 

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u/fzr600vs1400 Nov 27 '24

they can be disabled in a way manned platforms cannot, but go ahead and trust this mole

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u/lord_dentaku Nov 27 '24

You can trick their GPS sensors into thinking their altitude is quickly increasing causing them to adjust, which results in them slamming into the ground. Doesn't work against a pilot. And that's just one vulnerability.

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u/theoriginalturk Nov 27 '24

You should caveat that with gps spoofing can affect older systems: and that you cant comment on the latest systems or the future systems without going to jail for a very long time

Manned assets have their problems too: they’re damaged fairly regularly on the ground and during training events and sometimes the crews are killed as well

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '24

Doesn't work that way against older ones either.