marktigger wrote:but how much higher will drone losses be against Electronic Warfare and Proper Air defence system
A Good and valid point ! , I admit current drones like Reapers wouldnt last long in a well defended air space they are slow and not very stealthy , they did the job in the low intensity wars we have been involved in over the last decade or so , But as you said what happens when we run up against a top peer military , who's defences include the latest military and electronic hardware current drones just won't cut it ,
we need a UCAV able of supersonic flight , incorporating the latest in stealth design , it needs to be able to carry out missions across continents , day and night in all weather conditions , plus be able to penetrate highly defended enemy airspace and be able to carry both air to air or air to ground munitions internally is preferred , have secure comms , data links , also Be able to achieve a lvl of semi-autonomous operations . Plus advanced targeting , both air to air and air to ground , possibly carrying advanced electronic warfare/jammer software /equipment.,,,,,,
This is were I bring up Taranis or the future son of , that's the future , most of the above can be ticked off with what as already been achieved by taranis , I just wish the UK Goverment invested to bring taranis into operation in the early 2020s instead of shelving it , then waiting until the joint Anglo/French UCAV in the early 2030s , this would be an opportunity lost for us , and a waste , yes Taranis was built as a tec demonstrator, but it works , it's what is needed there is demand , why the hell not go for it !!!