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Two Boeing X-45As Complete Graduation Combat Demonstration

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Posted by DanNY 2005-08-11 06:31|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Good!

Posted by 3dc 2005-08-11 11:29|| 2005-08-11 11:29|| Front Page Top

#2 another item to NOT hook up to Skynet.

Posted by bk 2005-08-11 11:40|| 2005-08-11 11:40|| Front Page Top

#3 Here Iran, we have some playmates for ya....

Posted by mmurray821 2005-08-11 12:32|| 2005-08-11 12:32|| Front Page Top

#4 Combine this with unmanned air to air refueling, stealthed airframes and precision weapons and they should be formidable. But I question just what the cost will be in terms of the airframes overall price

Posted by Cheaderhead 2005-08-11 12:42|| 2005-08-11 12:42|| Front Page Top

#5 "...the two unmanned vehicles entered the AOA, a 30 by 60 mile area within the test range, ready to perform a simulated Preemptive Destruction-Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses mission."

Unoficially know as "blowin' shit up"...

Posted by mojo">mojo 2005-08-11 15:32|| 2005-08-11 15:32|| Front Page Top

#6 Note they are at least partly autonomous.

Posted by phil_b 2005-08-11 17:26|| 2005-08-11 17:26|| Front Page Top

#7 :> That's secret Mojo

Posted by Shipman 2005-08-11 17:40|| 2005-08-11 17:40|| Front Page Top

#8 Preemptive Destruction would be a good name for a band. Or a foreign policy.

Posted by SteveS 2005-08-11 17:51|| 2005-08-11 17:51|| Front Page Top

#9 Here, try this circuit board instead of a POW

Posted by Captain America 2005-08-11 18:52|| 2005-08-11 18:52|| Front Page Top

#10 driving up 395 July 29th between the turn off to Edwards and Red Mountain, we saw 1 (not two, sorry) plane fly over the highway at what had to be supersonic speed - at 200' or so above ground. It was not a plane sillhouette I was familiar with...this explains much

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-08-11 19:06|| 2005-08-11 19:06|| Front Page Top

#11 Band name: Autonomous Destruction

Posted by mojo">mojo 2005-08-11 20:37|| 2005-08-11 20:37|| Front Page Top

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