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RPAS (was JUSTAS): the project to buy armed Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) UAVs
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That picture is worth several thousand words…
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But wait, there’s more!
* this will also be my look if/when they announce the Block 5 Aurora…
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Never allow elected officials write specifications.
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But how about the Block 6 Aurora?
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IMP will deliver in the early 2100s.But how about the Block 6 Aurora?
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What does this word “deliver” mean?
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I mean, maybe that will just be the last of the Block IV...
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WW2 timelines were also compressed. If a Gen 1 fighter (Spitfire, let’s say the plentiful Mk.XI developed to counter the FW190) were to fly over the same lifetime (so far) as Canada’s Gen 4 fighter (CF-18), then that Spitfire would have still been flying when the Hornet entered service. One might consider that WW2 time references might not directly apply to today…
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I am not talking about aircraft flying in WW2 but the fact that a world war was started, fought and won in about a quarter of time it takes to acquire a less than desirable aircraft that is essentially unfit for the role it is meant to fill.WW2 timelines were also compressed. If a Gen 1 fighter (Spitfire, let’s say the plentiful Mk.XI developed to counter the FW190) were to fly over the same lifetime (so far) as Canada’s Gen 4 fighter (CF-18), then that Spitfire would have still been flying when the Hornet entered service. One might consider that WW2 time references might not directly apply to today…
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And I wasn’t just talking about the aircraft either, it was an example to demonstrate the difference in timelines over the years, while you were trying to juxtapose current activities near directly to a time over half a century ago. Process, including specification, procurement, in-service use and sustainment, has dramatically increased since WW2.
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Agreed. 4 to 6 years just to get an IOC is actually pretty unambitious.
At the rate tech improves, especially out of the R&D chambers of Lockheed, Boeing, Raytheon, etc - if we take 6 years to get to the IOC stage, that tech is already way behind what else is coming out.
I don’t know all the processes, but I’m with Max on this one. 4-6 years just to get to IOC stage seems long, especially when you plug WW2 into that timeline.
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And that all boils down to risk - acceptance and management.
Some Spitfire Marks worked. Others didn't do as well. Kind of like the Sabre.
