[raydiatian]

> “I flew stealth fighters in the Air Force. I flew the F-22. It’s an amazing airplane, but we only bought a hundred eighty-seven of them.“

> “When we look to the future, we just think that this economic model doesn’t work—so we’re going to increase the mass, just the number of physical things, that we’re able to bring into the theatre.”

I mean generally speaking wouldn’t you not want your enemies to get hands on your tech? Like, with solution it’s basically like saying “come join us, let’s make a shit show of it.”

[fbdab103]

While I have no doubt that "military" grade drones have different capabilities (autonomous, target detection, payload size, etc), the technology is already here today. You can buy toy drones for $10s of dollars. There are instances where consumer drones were used to drop bombs in Ukraine.

[nyolfen]

> There are instances where consumer drones were used to drop bombs in Ukraine

this is underselling it a bit -- armed COTS drones are being fielded by the thousands, by both sides

[ceejayoz]

> I mean generally speaking wouldn’t you not want your enemies to get hands on your tech?

We care about someone getting an F-22. We don't care about someone getting a M-16. Drone swarms would probably be more like the latter.

[red-iron-pine]

we don't even really care about the whole F-22, just pieces, like IFF, EW, and other stealth components. and chances are the Chinese and Russians got some of that from the stealth bomber shootdown in the Balkins in the 90s and then the stealth helicopter that was abandoned in Pakistan killing Osama.

[qp11]

After the recent 20 year shit show and its cost what is "amazing" is how such people actual believe they are credible. The I flew F22s and its amazing and therefore I am amazing is what is supposed to give them credibility. But it all doesnt matter. High interest rates will set the course of this story.