Lockheed Martin Sabre Warrior UCAV Concept

[newmanfrigan]

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[newmanfrigan]

Awesome.

[422eng]

Lockheed is by far the most advanced military tech organization. The stuff they are doing is unreal, crazy awesome.

[angelmoon1959]

lockheed martain and all its employers will rot in hell if there is any justice

[saultube44]

More military shit wasted money to aid USA world domination wet dreams.

[Indipuk]

@saultube44

STFU you are just jealous because your third world shithole will never become developed country :)

[saultube44]

@Indipuk no I'm not jealous of destruction, but I feel sorry for dumbasses like you that they're and need to be to feel important.

[newmanfrigan]

@saultube44 Then what is your curiosity? Pornographic in nature? prob...

[saultube44]

@newmanfrigan for guy that had read as much as you say in your profile you state dumb posts and support dumb comments, way to go...

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[newmanfrigan]

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[newmanfrigan]

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[saultube44]

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[newmanfrigan]

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[saultube44]

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[saultube44]

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[newmanfrigan]

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[saultube44]

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[saultube44]

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[r1killen]

fuck lockhead go photblocker lol dam speed cams

[StiviGun1]

OK, so is there a rival design for this? What other company is developing air-air fighting UCAVs? Or is LM using its political connections to be the only contractor for such a fighter, eliminating all other aircraft manufacturers, that may have more potential, AGAIN? Just like they did with the F-22 when they stole the Northrop's contract? The YF-23 was definitely better. But something bothers me in here. How can very angled very swept tail fins improve an aircraft's performances at high AoAs?

[StiviGun1]

Does anybody know that? I thought that high AoA capability is given by the wing's shape and LERX... So what bullshit are they trying to sell people here. It's OBVIOUS that they stole this feature from the YF-23? If someone has more knowledge about me in this area, fell free to correct me. How are very angled and very swept tail fins improving the aircraft's performances at high AoAs?

[422eng]

@StiviGun1: Im putting a disclaimer on this becuase this isn't my area of engineering expertise. However I believe the highly swept tail generates the most lift, at most AOA. Its just an effort to maximize lift over most circumstances, which intern will improve the aircraft's performance. Similar modifications have been applied to the F-15SE compared to the regular F-15E.

[StiviGun1]

@422eng Well, from what I know, delta wing designs and leading edge root extensions are the design characteristics that improve the aircraft's high AoA capability, not the tail.

[422eng]

@StiviGun1: your initial question was for the tail was it not? This isnt a delta design. This is an angled tail, and the angle essentially generates more lift opposed to a conventional horizontal tail becuase of the addition of vectors. Which intern increases performance becuase the aircraft can carry more weight into a turn without fear of stall due to the increased lift generating surfaces.

[StiviGun1]

@422eng My question was if tail fins have anything to do with an aircraft's capability to perform high angles of attack. That was my question.

[422eng]

@StiviGun1 : The same reply I gave last comment applies to High AOA. So yes it does help it preform at high aoa because of the additional lifting surfaces.

[StiviGun1]

@422eng OK, thanks for the info.

[newmanfrigan]

@StiviGun1 No, the swept tail generates lift in this design. It is conformal to the angle of the wing, such as it is, and although this craft would be unstable on it's own it will of course have sophisticated computers to make it a fly by wire dream. The more unstable, yet efficient for maneuver, a planes shape is will make it more agile. This one would be really fun to fly. It looks like yet more fruit reaped from the Boeing 'Bird of Prey', manned demonstrator (black project). Google 4 more.

[StiviGun1]

@newmanfrigan So you're saying that the Lockheed Martin copied Boeing with this design?

[newmanfrigan]

@StiviGun1 Northrop is the best Advanced Aircraft Design Shop in the Country, hands down.

Lock is good for producing ANYTHING or EVERYTHING required, and making it work...for Army, Marines, Navy and USAF.

Northrop has lost to Raptor and JSF35.Jesus!Their planes=decades more adv.via lockheeds. But..I see this tech in this area, Nvd.prb not supposed to know abt itLots of "cancelled" Northrop Stuffs Aloft.Google SHARC, AMC2,Switchblade (not really but with aerolastic AMAZING wings and pulse dets..

[StiviGun1]

@newmanfrigan Yes, Northrop is a very good aircraft designer. The YF-23 wsa definitely much better than the F-22. But unfortunately, Northrop doesn't have the same government relations as the Lockheed Martin. I don't know about SHARC or AMC2, but the Switchblade was a very interesting design. What was SHARC and AMC2 by the way?

[Leyvonne]

Will there ever be unmanned fighters

[USAKALAMBA]

@StiviGun1 Warfare has changed a lot these days. Dog fighting was a essential thing of past and most aircrafts now engage in what we call BVR (Beyond visual range) combat. In a hostile enemy environment it wont take long to shoot the aircraft which has larger radar cross section. Again, aircraft design is a compromise carrying external missiles will reduces the aircraft aerodynamic efficiency which in turn affects manoeuvrability. Supercruise is also almost impossible with external stores.

[StiviGun1]

4 air-air missiles? And what would be the operational range of this thing? This thing, just everything Lockheed Martin makes, only looks cool. But if you check the details, the features that are the most important for a tactical fighter, you rapidly find out that their product is completely worthless. But I guess they bought the most politicians that make the decisions on weapons systems purchasing and that's what matters, right?

[nothatso]

@StiviGun1 Less payload is a necessary sacrifice for carrying the payload internally to maintain stealth. Everything you said seems to be coming from a rather biased point of view.

[StiviGun1]

@nothatso Well then of that's what's necessary 2 maintain stealth, then stealth doesn't bring any advantage. What a tactical fighter needs is big range, high speed, god maneuverability, large payload & advanced avionics. If stealth affects these, then stealth is not good. None of the Lockheed's products ever provide these features so I don't know why everybody acts like the F-22 is the only aircraft producer in the US.

& BTW, my opinion is based on some facts, not on biased point of view.

[dreda101]

@StiviGun1 Being invisible is a bit of a tactical advantage over being able to turn quickly, don't you think?

[StiviGun1]

@dreda101 I don't think range and maneuverability must be sacrificed in order to achieve stealth. That's just typical to Lockheed Martin's products. The YF-23 didn't sacrifice any type of performances in order to achieve stealthiness, in fact it was more stealth than the F-22. What I'm saying here is that Lockheed Martin is not even by far the best aircraft manufacturer. I don't know why they r advantaged when it comes to contracts. But this is hurting the US military.

[Ty311]

I am not seeing this as a game changer, which is what is required today, given the nature of politics and warfare in contemporary society

[NavalSheepdog]

Unmanned aircraft can launch fully active Over the Horizon (OTH) AAW missiles for air denial, that is to deny the area to the enemy, but they cannot dog fight. That means they can't escort the strike package to defend against a fighter screen.

[NavalSheepdog]

Look at it this way. One of these using an extra fuel tank in one of the two weapons bays can deliver a single 2000 lb bomb from Israel to Iran. 25 of them could form a significant first strike force. Is that a better allocation of resources than using ballistic missiles?

[NavalSheepdog]

The problem with using MRBMs or IRBMs is that once launched they will lack plausible deniability. A manned aircraft offers the possibility of completing the mission and returning undetected. The Israelis and the Syrians both preferred to keep that window of ambiguity. The unmanned system may penetrate undetected but there is a greater risk that one may fail to return and that would leave evidence behind. For specific targets such as the Syrian or Iraqi nuclear plants these may prove useful.

[Airsz]

I actually respect the way they made a man made version of the conceptual aircraft.

No matter how good machines are, we always need a human counter-part at least.

[odenskrigare]

@Airsz

humans are machines

[hydrobot2003]

Scotty Beam me up!

[Biscuitchris7again]

"Back in my day we did it with a snorkel and pair of flippers."

[Unclesamslair]

for making multi million dollar aircraft their corporate videos are sure as hell cheesy and low in production value.

[DoubleDutchBust]

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[Battery9876]

I like the concept but I have a few other ideas:

1) Make a UCAV with performances (speed and range) similar to an F-35. The UCAV would be remote controlled but the F-35 pilot. It would fly automatically in formation with the F-35.

2) Use as many used parts from old F-16s as possible to build the UCAV. Use the F100, the landing gear etc around a new stealthy platform .

3) All the avionics would be in the F-35. The UCAV would only have a stealthy MADL datalink hardware.

[Battery9876]

4) The UCAV should be able to attack on its own fixed targets during the initial phase of an air campaign.

5) 4 external hardpoints.

6) Uses the F-16's refueling system.

7) The UCAV should have the capability to air refuel the F-35s. It would have be able to carry 3 external 600 gal tanks from the old F-15s and the refuelling system from the F-18E. It would be more survivable than a tanker and it's expandable.

15 million each. Minimum of operating cost. doubles the capabilities of the F-35.

[lokeshthebeast]

do anyone know what kinda antenna will be used in ucav and and ucav communicates with ground control and satellite?

also secure communication?

[XzenXzaneXzix]

How would something be remote controlled by the F-35 pilot if the F-35 pilot has to concentrate on flying the F-35, and why would the UCAV need to be remote controlled if it is flying 'automatically'?

[Battery9876]

Well, it would have been awesome if the F-35 had been a dual seater. with an advanced cockpit the WSO would have able to control several UCAVs.

Unfortunately it is not the case.

But I imagine it would not be to difficult to have a UCAV fly automatically in formation with an F-35. The F-35 sends regularly its GPS coordinates and its altitude to the UCAV and the UCAV flies automtically like 2000' above.

The pilot could even select different types of automatic formations.

[Battery9876]

For instance for air to air the UCAV could fly 20km in front of the F-35. Since the UCAV would be probably even more stealthy than the F-35 it would not be detected. The F-35 pilot would launch the missiles of his UCAV first.

The idea of all this is to reduce the bandwidth limitation as well as the effect of jamming thanks the an MADL datalink at close range.

The UCAV would also have capabilities like the abiliy to strike on its own fixed targets deep in enemy airspace during an first strike.

[XzenXzaneXzix]

Why not just take MQ-9 Reapers and fit them with AIM-120Ds? They could go in front of the F-35's and receive targeting instructions via data link from either AEW&C or other fighters. They launch BVR and cover the F-35's to the merge. Give the AIM-120D a home in on jam capability. This option seems cheaper and easier since all of the technologies minus the Delta variant of the AMRAAM already exist.

[XzenXzaneXzix]

From a practical perspective, and in my opinion, the only reason UCAVs have not supplanted manned fighters is because of the need to let technology mature, the UCAV's lack of fighter like performance and the lack of airframe control by drone pilots,enjoyed by fighter pilots. In the BVR, two small L-O UCAV's such as the GA Avenger (Predator C) with AIM-120's are in my opinion, more potent than a four ship of F-15Es.

[Battery9876]

The predator and the reaper are too slow. I'd prefer the X-47.

Even an X-47 with an afterburner. From looking at the sweep angle it seems to be capable of supersonic speed. They could keep the afterburner on the F-100 and replace the exhaust by a LOAN. A LOAN has been developed for the F-100 and is ready to go into production.

The UCAV needs to be capable of supersonic speed to be effective. If it flies faster it's easier to intercept the targets and it also gives more energy to the missiles.

[XzenXzaneXzix]

Why does it matter how fast they are? UCAV's still can't dogfight. They can fire missiles, but they can't burn and turn. In the battlefield of March 2010, all the UCAV needs to do is fly straight and level, fire off a bunch of BVR missiles, and create a distraction so F-35s can bore in for the kill. MQ-9s can do that cheaper and more effectively than X-47s and therefore mitigate risk far better.

[XzenXzaneXzix]

UCAV's are not yet mature enough to fulfill roles where supersonic speed is going to make a difference. Manned fighters and integrated air defense networks are far superior for the interceptor role than UCAV's are. UCAV's are best used today in roles where combat persistence and endurance are key. A decade from now everything will change. But if war were to break out today, MQ-9/F-35 combination is the scenario where UCAVs will be most effective.

[XzenXzaneXzix]

X-47, Phantom Ray, Polecat, Avenger, Dark Star, Switchblade, RQ-170, Cormorant, Fire Scout, A160, Eagle Eye, and whatever other projects might exist offer incredible potential as future weapons systems and platforms. But as for the here and now the MQ-9 with AMRAAMs is the best established, field capable and deploy-able weapon available

in significant quantities.

[Battery9876]

I don't know. I imagine the predator B could be used in the anti-helicopter role with 9Xs, but to intercept fast aircraft I am not sure it would fast enough to get in a firing position. It is really slow.

I think it would be a burden more than anything for the F-35.

The UCAV doesn't have to manoeuver that much, it can just launch and make a u turn after. Something basic and semi-automatic that an F-35 pilot could control.

[XzenXzaneXzix]

The MQ-9 does not necessarily have to be fast to make an intercept. They just need really good AAMs. MQ-9s go in ahead of of strike package of F-35s. Enemy radar paints the MQ-9s and vectors aircraft, say MiG-35s to engage them. MQ-9s turn into the MiGs and intercepts them far ahead of the F-35s. Both the MQ-9s and MiG-35s engage head-on in a classic merge. There's no tail chase involved so why does it matter that the MQ-9s are slow?

[XzenXzaneXzix]

At BVR range both the MQ-9s and MiG-35s volley off long range radar guided missiles. The MiGs pop chaff and maneuver while the MQ-9s break away while both sides take losses. However, the MiG-35s are disorganized and on the defensive, reacting to the MQ-9 threat. The F-35s can then mount a cohesive BVR attack and engage the MiG-35s, since they are low observable and have not been detected yet. The MiG-35s are caught by surprise and all they hear are their missile warning receivers going off.

[XzenXzaneXzix]

The MiG-35s cannot mount a coordinated jam and counter fire maneuver so they are forced to disengage from the MQ-9s and continue maneuvering defensively, burning too much fuel and losing any opportunity for gaining an altitude advantage from which the engage the F-35s. The F-35s can monitor the attack from BVR and watch their missiles hit home and destroy most of the MiG-35s, while still maintaining altitude/energy advantage and remaining organized with great situational awareness.

[5uckRogers]

What do americans need that shit for, to get beaten by the Taliban? They should rather work with the rest of the world to get rid of fuel engines and to find efficient alternative energy sources. But they obviously dont like to lower their life standards, so burn oil until we all run dry on it and polute the air with CO2. And now china and india want the same american way of life. Hmmm

[salleens7]

sigh

[noodleninjaa]

All this shit can be obsolete if the US invested more in warfare capable satellites. Think about it: satellites that can destroy the enemies' satellites to disrupt their communications or shoot down aircraft or missiles. Launch missiles to destroy naval vessels or cities. HELLFIRE FROM THE SKIES!!!!!!

[salleens7]

Wasn't militarizing space outlawed by the UN?

[matthewrocks711]

Blackbird was an incredible beast but it was huge. This should make for an equitable aircraft to replace the expensive and massive blackbird

[noodleninjaa]

The US is coming up with all kinds of shit. Pretty soon their aircraft will have lasers and photon torpedoes and ground troops will have the opportunity to attend the Jedi Academy. hahahaha

[JahUSMC1212]

Hahahaha.

[JahUSMC1212]

And the military just confirmed today the "beast of khanadar" or the Rq-170 is a stealth UAV recon plane. Smaller version of B2 Stealth, although its still highly secretive, the goverment confirmed its existence today

[planefreak3]

thats awesome, theres gonna be much more coming up i can feel it lmao

[JahUSMC1212]

Yea man. Im lookin foward to the F35. I think the US alone is getting 2000 eventually, to reequip our carriers and ground attack.

Not to mention britain is getting a shitload.

it took our goverment more than a decade to confirm the existence of the B2 Spirit, and F117, and that was like nearly 30 years ago [the b2 was confirmed like the 80's]. Looking into rumors of aircraft like the hypersonic aurora, i feel so comfortable knowing we have so much secret advanced shit. Lol

[planefreak3]

the actual aurora has no wing surfaces, but instead relies on puffers for maneuvering...dont ask me how i know that lol

[planefreak3]

the airborne laser wasnt cancelled, so now u know we got the best shit in development lol

[stomofshadow]

tv shopping?

[airfreak789854521]

gosh...im so glad im going for a degree in aerospace engineering

[WizardofWoz132]

Most all of us know that most all technology came from the military innovations. Why do you think you use a blue tooth head set for your phone, a camubak for marathons and hiking came from? The paintball gun, the shooter genre of gaming or even the granola bar? wait was the granola bar made for the military or the space programme?

[Roymond911]

paintball was firsts for a cattle marker then people started shooting each other with it

[DraskyVanderhoff]

that's the awful true... but yet it could be better if just spend in defenses. And is not enough with the monster that is M.A.D to get more and more fire power. 20 years there will be no planet to defend or rule , soo.. is this reasonable ? is this worth it ?

[necrofairy]

Global warming is not real........go check out what the BBC said about it.

[rap9206]

It never was real. The globe is cooling not warming. We are headed for a mini ice age!

[korrdavl]

@necrofairy fucking troll idiot.

fed.

[saultube44]

@necrofairy as ignorant as stupid you are.

[topheradam]

Man can fight as quickly as surrender. All the extra money this country and so many other countries spend on this crap could go to saving the environment and our planet. We spend more money out of hate for someone else's ideas and beliefs than we do feeding the poor or sheltering the homeless. The ideas we have around war are really messed up and if we really wanted to FIGHT, then Fight for peace. Educate and respect others ideas instead of be against them. We are all have free will! Respect it!

[ForcedInduction100]

You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. All the money we spend on this stuff is so WE CAN go about taking care of other things. It's so we can create an economy that is not burdened by the attacks of roving gangs of thugs, whether they be pirates out of the barbary coast or eurasian imperial forces.

Besides, were it not for all of our high tech military satellites we wouldn't have environmental science or even the awareness of global warming.

You know nothing about peace.

[looni3]

This isn't the 18th century. But yeah, if you want peace, prepare for war.

[MondoMedia7]

To ForcedInduction100: That's okay! Whenever one of them is on a cruise in the Carribean with their underage lover and some modern pirates come trying to raid that ship. While they are cowering down on the floor pissing and shitting themselves , they'll be all too glad to know that an "evil Military ship" is on the way to save their asses!

[kryptoniterxn117]

"give a man a fish he eats for one day, teach a man to fish he eats for life."

sure you can help the poor to feel better about your empathy towards their wretchedness, but it'll only further weaken them and cause them to be more dependent. let the weak wither and fade, the most "fit" beings to move on in this world. if they can't feed themselves, dont fuck and reproduce. sorry, survival is tough shit.

[benbennit]

So you are a controller pilot with sabre wawwior wingmen... How the hell are you going to get them to do what you want while getting yourself out of trouble??

[madeofbomb]

Why can't he say "warrior"?

[Warhawkwv]

both sides signed a peace treaty in i think 1973 or 74, the north broke the treaty by invading the south and by 1975 we were evacuating civilians. i think though i have to check to confirm it. but yeah all that tech lost against human will. the VC and NVA were definitely determined to win at all costs.

[WOLVWWC]

Also, one more point. The US lost in Vietnam. Against a less technologically advanced Viet Kong. Sure kill ratios may be higher, but at the end you still lost. With all that 'technology' against a guerilla army. Nuff said.

[IFIRIEIEID]

loss? they made money, killed so many, tested technology. the real loss was the human life for both sides. the usA won. the Viet Cong caused little havok for US military infrastructure.

[cr9527]

The reason why they lost is due to the impossible method of bringing out a task.

The idea was to use attrition to force Vietnam to cease their advance. However, Attrition damaged US civilian morale, and strengthened the N.Vietnamese' resolve.

Had the US just went all in for the kill, like the Gulf War, it would've gone through much easier.

[thugugbob]

Well thats why the US is changing its technology to be more modular. The US military is currently in what could be called a "Conventional Format" essentially meaning it can utterly destroy an enemy that'll stand up and fight, such as the USSR would have back in the cold war. But now we're fighting Terrorist Guerillas who are surprisingly harder to kill. Thats why we've got Predator and Raptor Drones ^.^

[WOLVWWC]

The United States has all the cool gadgets, but at the end of the day, their military aren't the best, and they can't beat the taliban nor al queda. Why? Because how do you defeat an army that doesn't use technology. How can you listen in to phones when the enemy doesnt use phones. with all that weaponry and gadgets you can't even find Osama Bin Laden. You can't counter IED's. You can't counter guerilla warfare. When everyone looks alike.

[stealthyf23]

actually, the EC-130H electronic warfare fleet are used 2.5 times more than planned, and are one of the highest demands of US and Allied military in both Iraq and Afgan. And what does the EC-130H do? Jamming phones and radios, explosive triggering devices of insergents. Their military is unquestionably the best in the world, but that doesn't mean they'll win every war, because war is ALOT more than just military strength.

[Ketaseta]

I think you forget the reality here. They could wipe everyone off the planet if they wanted to.

Your assessment of the situation appears flawed. The reason we "appear" to fail falls on one thing and one thing only:

- The US tries to play nice!

Sure, there are isolated incidents where innocent people get hurt. You can't control every situation that occurs during war.

If the US really wanted to end this, they could do it in an instant. They just aren't willing to risk the repercussions.

[TheDonkyshlong]

so they really dont have any options.... what do you think the repercussions of nuking a muslim country would be??? bear in mind that 60% of the oil that runs your country come from muslim counrty... you are fooling yourself if you think you can do anything other than play nice...you are not going to nuke anyone

[WizardofWoz132]

It would mean Obama has a reason to put more money into alternative energy sources. not new of types of oil new types of fuels, instead of wasting money on planing how to plan to fix the economy by first destroying it.

[filmerado]

Word in Upstate NY is Sikorsky bought Lockheed Martin this week, but I cannot confirm this from any news source.

[Kohaco]

lol, I'm sorry but I dont care how superior the UCAVs ares becoming. In the end, the F-22 Raptor can take them all in easily.

F-22 = 50 years ahead of all other aircraft

[chrismerk420]

What do you know about the capabilities of the F-22? What do you know about the capabilities of other aircraft?

[Kohaco]

chrismerk420, I know because me and 2 of my family members work for Northrop Grumman.

Look, UCAVs have there uses and are a great resource on the battlefield, but they have their limits and the F-22 can easily surpass those limits.

For example, the F-22 can track over 50 targets and take them all out systematicly in less than 5 minutes while still maintaining it's stealth capabilities.

A UCAV can not. The tech is there, but the size of the hardware has yet to become more compact.

[chrismerk420]

That's funny because Northrop did not build nor did it design the F-22. Northrop is however involved with the F-35. I guess what I'm trying to say is we only see the surface of what these aircraft are capable of. Most of the F-22's true abilities are classified. One other thing to mention is that the F-22 is extremely limited by one thing. The Pilot.

[Kohaco]

The F-22 is a joint project that Northrop, Lockheed, and Boeing are all apart of. Northrop specializes in the guidance, nav, hydraulics, and most of the computer software inside it.

I would know, since I've build the parts for 5+ years now.

[trekie86]

The F-22 is awesome but sadly, like all military aircraft, the technology is dated by today's standards. The rigors of testing and accrediting really take the aircraft out of the cutting edge. I love the F-22 and see a lot of potential but I hope we can finally put some powerful systems in our planes. ie B2 Bomber, Top of the line circa 1983. That thing still has tubes in it.

[staticaestheticx]

gonna lose your job much?

[Nighthawk532]

Can anyone else see, that every new military technology promo simulation is done in a crappy 80's style?

I mean, come on! I imagine theese guys still working on computers with the famous green screen.

Play H.A.W.X. people! Good animation is posible!

[KamiKaZantA]

And the development of H.A.W.X took how many years? 2? 3? Is that necessary for a simple buisness presentation?

[Nighthawk532]

of course it's not necessary, hell let's go further and just cut a plane out of cardboard and go "fwooosh".

If you want to be taken seroiously you need to put some effort, that's the way it is.

And I'm no programer but I don't think that making the textures and effects in H.A.W.X. took most of the time from those 2-3 years

[djsal510]

Too bad what ever US builds gets shot down easily like the time they bragged abour F117 which was shot down in few minutes and now they have to retire the plane. Same goes for B2 stealth. Other countries are far more advancing US already. Its just putting US in more depth everytme.

[TFOKillSwitch]

what are you smoking only 1 was lost in how many sortys it few in destert storm

[powerone1]

djsal510, you sound like you are drunk or high on some powerful shit. Your comments are too funny.

[chrismerk420]

Dude the United States has shit that you don't even know about! We are a military weaponry power house. Casualties and losses are a fact of war, nevertheless, hardly any country can contend with the U.S's weaponry.

[NiKKiTaLea]

Why build a plane that wont be used anytime soon in the future. Who or what in the hell are we trying to impress?

Hopefully i will be gone before the US starts trying to get hostile with beings far advanced and intelligent than we are. Millions of galaxies and planets inside, advanced and intelligent life must live there. But I highly believe we will end ourselves with our own weapons before any of that happens.

[AurumenK]

there are no ufos other than the ones they got in roswell 50 years ago, have seen some close up though but they always fly away before I can get pictures but I've seen about a hundred in my life.

[MANINAU]

Like F-35 in some way

[zxzrp0]

They have Alien technology, what you call UFO's. This is nothing.....

[Lgilsig]

Listen, guys, we need a modular, INEXPENSIVE, UAV platform. Like the kind where the taxpayer dosen't have a heart attack when someone flies one into a hill. It just has to be big enough for a couple of hellfires or small LGB'S...

[XXXwolf134XXX]

L-JDAMs and SDBs

[ZzzINSIGHTzzZ]

hey dude

[motleycruesader]

This is some Nazi SH*T!!

[motleycruesader]

No shit! Fucking satanists!!!

[leven1978]

SATAN LAND

[ESUNintel]

Nice concepts, even though the UCAV looks weird. ...it doesn't look mean enough I think.

[motleycruesader]

^Retarded person!

[LEKXIKDARK]

I would not fly that shut even if I had the chance

[FyreMunky69]

YOU DONT FLY IT

IT FLIES IT SELF

Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle

no pilot..so it can out fly piloted aircraft

electronic components dont suffer From G-forces like pilots do

[AWACStunderhead]

it looks cool.. but kinda slow.. I luv mobility

[motleycruesader]

No you love penis...

[AWACStunderhead]

i luv PUSSYYEHH

[Gammaclipper]

Looks like a deeply flawed revamp of the He P.1078 with the cockpit being gutted for a camera and computer. Wars are not won by wonder weapons, they're won through superior force and superior application of force and that means fielding more than a handful of pricey planes. UCAVs are a big part of future combat but these expesnive designs defeat the purpose of an armed bot, a potentially throw-away soldier.

[Octopi1]

Well, at the same time the Saber Warrior appears to be that answer, albeit more costly than about 3 other UAVs bought for 3 different jobs. However, it's meant to replace those other 3, so, yeah, we have a weird balance UCAV XD I would say the true UAV/UCAV of the US Armed forces is and will be the Predator and its Descendants for awhile though.

[FractalInfinities]

Peace in your brain, peace on Earth.

[HeXnoXHax]

It looks like the first Soviet spaceship the "Typhoon" based on an intercontinental cruise missile.

[escueladeleyi]

the "flying wing" style of UCAV looks better

[CuppaAvenger]

I have seen a the concept of this very same aircraft, its pretty convenient to have found this video. Thank you.

[sandwichx]

gay

[XXXwolf134XXX]

no u

[TheBlitz1]

omg how does this only have 17 views, this is what everyone should be reading about