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You actually only need a High School Diploma and score high enough on the ASVAB and FAST plus go through BMT. No College required.  |
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I guess I just misunderstood the recruiters then....or the website. Either way, it kept me from even trying...........
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Courtesty of some US engineering firms AND the predominant contribution from our Aussies friends: Austal.
This is the General Dynamics/Austal candidate for the LCS, or Littoral Combat Ship.   photos courtesy of Aviation Week, see here: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?...ab-af6d-25c478039548  ----In your application of military force, be just, fair, precise, but to conquer your enemies' will, heart and mind, seek to improve his lot- atacms----- |
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That's a pretty nifty little boat there.
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Wow thats pretty cool i remember seeing some concept pictures of those kind of ships in a popular mechanics magazing a while back where they were talking about the future of the US Navy. I wouldnt have thought to see any of the concepts become a reality so soon though (this was a year or two ago).
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Hey, i was wondering if you guys think they should switch to UCAVs and UAVs, or keep developing piloted aircraft.
I personally prefere piloted aircraft. |
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Nice boat by the way, i remember seeing somthing about it on the military channel, its stealth isnt it???
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Piloted Aircraft of course, in the future with Gene Therapy and other Augmentation, Humans will become more capable in higher extremes. |
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Yea, and its more fun to feel the G-force than sit back playing a video game (UAV controls).
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Well, in terms of UCAV's, they should be used in conjunction with piloted aircraft such as element leader being the pilot, and the UCAV being a wingman. This way, the UCAV recieves on the fly orders from the element leader that can modify orders on the fly. As it stands, Human pilots under great duress can preform on the wire actually fighting more like a machine than a human. Reaction times are the only thing that is limiting the pilot for becoming better than the UCAV. in terms of mental and tactical capability though, humans have no equal. Although I am sure an autonomous UCAV could beat a human pilot in a straight out dogfight any day due to the fact it will know how to maneuver the aircraft to its fullest and has a greater reaction time due to the fact that a UCAV will have direct control of the aircraft through its "thoughts" rather than having to use muscle imputs to control the aircraft like a pilot. Maybee, though the human pilot could pull a very unexpected maneuver such as shutting off its engines and pull brakes, gear, and flaps and decelerate at a tremendous rate and getting behind the UCAV for a AIM-9 shot or something like that. Like I said, humans and machines will compliment themslevs very well if they are combined in an element.
Integrity First Service Before Self Excellence in all we do. -USAF Core values "Aim small, miss small" -quoted from the AIM-120C that got launched at your face! Sorry AF_Falcons, couldn't resist. |
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Nice boat they got there
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yea, fastest boat in the navy. I think it can go somewhere around 60 kts... Integrity First Service Before Self Excellence in all we do. -USAF Core values "Aim small, miss small" -quoted from the AIM-120C that got launched at your face! Sorry AF_Falcons, couldn't resist. |
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Wow, you're really digging into the hidden files of the Air Force Research Lab.  By the way guys, that isn't sarcasm, as this IS actually stuff that is being researched. ----In your application of military force, be just, fair, precise, but to conquer your enemies' will, heart and mind, seek to improve his lot- atacms----- |
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yea, some japanese company produced a headset that can interpret thoughts and turn the into coded instructions for computers without the use of implants. Just put it on and you quadraplegics can finally use a computer! as far as augmentations go, the air force space program is researching some genetic paths to achieve this. We already know that you can make people smarter and stronger through genetics, now what about the stuff that the public doesn't know about hmm? plus there is some research being done to make a type of drug for use in combat that will temporarily increase production of adrenaline and seratonin so not only will you be super strong and super quick, but you will be immune to pain for the amount of time the drug takes to wear off. Sounds usefull for an infantryman doesn't it? And no, shots of adrenaline do not work for this purpose, the only thing those will achieve is starting & stopping the heart. The body does produce adrenaline, but the amount of adrenaline that it produces is so small, it is almost immeasurable. So the only way to insure that you get the right amount needed is for the body to make the adrenaline itself. maybe in 20-30 years we can artificially modify humans to make them stronger, smarter and faster like in the Halo series, but I don't see that happening any time within the near future. Just keep in mind that in 70 years we went from piston powered biplanes to the F-22A. In 20 years we went from punch cards to XP(Vista sucks). and in 58 years we went from fission to contained fusion nukes. No telling what the next 20 years will bring us... probobly full of sub-compact lasers, plasma weapons, mach 10 standard aircraft. you know, giant space ships, a colonized solar system. stuff like that... hell, i know the air force is planning on a space docking/ launch platform for ion impulse rockets to get stuff to mars and saturn and places like that... I mean, how hard would it be to send a few engineers up there wil a good amount of materials and have them build Sol's first space frigate/fighter... Hell, the XB-80 could already go into space... Integrity First Service Before Self Excellence in all we do. -USAF Core values "Aim small, miss small" -quoted from the AIM-120C that got launched at your face! Sorry AF_Falcons, couldn't resist. |
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There was something like that in my old LIFE "To The Moon" Book I have somewhere. Was like a mated pair of two XB-70s that could go orbital, really advanced stuff. (They could then split off and function on their own once orbit was achieved.) |
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For those who have played Act of War: High Treason, you guys probably found it cool that there was a mini drone launched by the Talon infantryman. A drone that could not only reveal the fog of war for a certain area, but also either turn into a command detonated mine or proximity mine.
Well the truth is reality can at times be better. A company called Aerovironment, which is responsible for the handheld Raven UAV's that the Army uses, has another UAV. The very cool thing about this drone is that not only is it portable like the Raven, but in addition to the sensors it carries to do recon, it can ALSO be a lethal mini-cruise missile. It's aptly called the Switchblade!  "Switchblade is another weapon, developed by AeroVironment, Inc. It is designed for hand, tube or aerial launch, and could provide the warfighter with a "magic bullet" delivering 'instant' Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) on Beyond Line-of-Sight (BLOS) targets within minutes. Designed as an expendable system, Switchblade will also have an option to carry a small explosive charge to enable rapid prosecution of selected targets. The miniature, remotely-piloted or autonomous platform can either glide or propel itself via quiet, electric propulsion, providing real-time video for information gathering, targeting, or feature/object recognition" - http://www.defense-update.com/features/du-1-07/armedUAVs_5.htm ----In your application of military force, be just, fair, precise, but to conquer your enemies' will, heart and mind, seek to improve his lot- atacms----- |
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So that's neat... I think that would be somewhat similar to the Russian UAV's that attacked the JSF helo's in the 1st video for EndWar... the engineers could have just pre-assembled launch pads and put the UAV in firing position in preparation for a full frontal attack. That would definitely open up some capabilities. But they were russian, and since the JSF is technically suppose to have the advantage in robotics(i would assume all unmanned vehicles) then I am hoping that will mean we can expect something similar to this. Truly amazing update Atacms, I am now proceeding to read the other 10 pages in that link. |
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Actually Azrael, the real life Switchblades are backpack portable, so a single soldier could carry one. So that's what I'd LOVE to see in Endwar where individual JSF troops are able to use these Switchblade drones that they can command to attack certain areas/targets or even loiter in a certain area looking for enemy targets! ----In your application of military force, be just, fair, precise, but to conquer your enemies' will, heart and mind, seek to improve his lot- atacms----- |
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I know...I was just saying that it would also be nice to be able to setup up launch pad for multiple attack UAV's so that your enemy wouldn't know they were there until you launched them, or they walked right into one..... that way if they did launch a full attack like on the video, you just issue a command to activate all UAV's and attack first target, and you can say bye bye to at least half of their attacking forces. But yes, it would be very dissapointing if they nerfed the JSF tech even more and made soldiers unable to transport attack UAV's via backpack since it is an existing tech RIGHT NOW..... |
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I don't think it is too cheap assuming that they limit the number of soldiers who use them(lets say squad lead can carry only) and make sure that there is only one use of the drone's explosive abilities until resupply(no recharging of mechanical objects).
Integrity First Service Before Self Excellence in all we do. -USAF Core values "Aim small, miss small" -quoted from the AIM-120C that got launched at your face! Sorry AF_Falcons, couldn't resist. |
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