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Defence Secretary Gates recently stated that the F22 and the F35 would
be the last manned fighter/attack aircraft the forces would buy.This was
included in a story about remote controlled aerial vehicles in the US Air
Force,on CNN,last week.
The British Defence Minister was way ahead of him,in the 60s he announced
the demise of the manned fighter due to the development of the SAM,he
was wrong,however he was knighted for his foresight and all he really
accomplished was putting the final nail in the coffin of the British aircraft
industry.
To me the very idea of a computer nerd "pilot" sitting in his airconditioned
office in his summer weight uniform and low shoes, murdering people
thousands of miles away, between sips of coffee is immoral and very
disturbing.If these UAVs ever face an air force with a halfway efficient
air defence system surely the UAV pilot will be at a tremendous dis-
advantage sitting in front of his 2 dimensional computer screen sending
info to his aircraft over satelites 36,000 miles above the earths surface.
Anyone out there with thoughts on the subject?.
Regards
be the last manned fighter/attack aircraft the forces would buy.This was
included in a story about remote controlled aerial vehicles in the US Air
Force,on CNN,last week.
The British Defence Minister was way ahead of him,in the 60s he announced
the demise of the manned fighter due to the development of the SAM,he
was wrong,however he was knighted for his foresight and all he really
accomplished was putting the final nail in the coffin of the British aircraft
industry.
To me the very idea of a computer nerd "pilot" sitting in his airconditioned
office in his summer weight uniform and low shoes, murdering people
thousands of miles away, between sips of coffee is immoral and very
disturbing.If these UAVs ever face an air force with a halfway efficient
air defence system surely the UAV pilot will be at a tremendous dis-
advantage sitting in front of his 2 dimensional computer screen sending
info to his aircraft over satelites 36,000 miles above the earths surface.
Anyone out there with thoughts on the subject?.
Regards