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Enthusiast Joined: Nov 21, 2005 - 12:24 AM Posts: 65

Some New UCAV designs as the X-45 can launch AMRAAMs, I imagine a Ucav Patrol loaded with AMRAAMS moreless close to enemy air-bases, and supported By AWACS or AESA Equiped Figters (F-15C/E/F-22A/F/A-18E), The plane in Surveilance role also would act as Bait for the enemy, then as soon as they are (the enemy) ariborne "surprise", you have a AMMRAM behind you from no-where (UCAV's RCS is by far lower than any other thing).

Also could be a good tactic to Down Bombers, Cruise missiles, and other targets that are better to hook inside the enemi lines.

What U think about ?

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Elite 1K Joined: May 26, 2005 - 08:39 PM Posts: 1496

The X-45 can carry AMRAAMs? That's news to me.

No. J-UCAS like the X-45 has only successfully dropped air to ground PGMs. And will probably stay that way if ever it gets funded for production ( recently cancelled by dummies in charge ). Guess the JSF lobby got scared. As an air to air machine, assuming you did figure out some things, it can't pursue and has limited power. So BARCAP only if that.

It is already an air to air weapon of sorts. As a wave of these things at night going into an enemy airspace, would pretty much take care of airfield runway intersections, HAS, POL and aircraft parked outside. And I doubt you would keep that from happening.

Enthusiast Joined: Nov 21, 2005 - 12:24 AM Posts: 65

I'm not talking about the current J-UCAS capabilities, some where I read (an E-10 related article), that UCAVs loaded with AMRAMM will be the future scort of the E-10, placed in outside position enough to keep hostile fighters enough away.

Also somewhere I read currently Predatos "B" can be loaded (and launch) Amraams.

Elite 1K Joined: May 26, 2005 - 08:39 PM Posts: 1496

VMF-214 wrote:

Also somewhere I read currently Predatos "B" can be loaded (and launch) Amraams

I don't think so. Hellfires, yes. AMRAAMs, no.

VMF-214 wrote:

I'm not talking about the current J-UCAS capabilities, some where I read (an E-10 related article), that UCAVs loaded with AMRAMM will be the future scort of the E-10, placed in outside position enough to keep hostile fighters enough away.

Also somewhere I read currently Predatos "B" can be loaded (and launch) Amraams.

Some New UCAV designs as the X-45 can launch AMRAAMs

Well I don't know what you are talking about. You mentioned X-45. ( J-UCAS ) and no it can not launch AMRAAMs.

E-10 was cancelled also. So it is on life support unless some more cash becomes available. Lots of things are going to seed. So unless you can come with cash...... Yeah it probably is possible someday. But the laws of physics don't change for anyone. Especially fantasy art on the cover of Popular Mechanics. X-45 in any form is a limited powerplat vs. size etc. So don't think that in any form would make an a2a machine. There are probably many things worlded out on computer models in the classified world. Our problem is funding. As in not enough cash. Don't expect any wonder weapons that can do this for a long time. We had a wonderful thing for strike ( J-UCAS ) and it was stupidly cancelled. Expect an automated a2a machine to be gigadollars.

Predator B is a good machine ( payload ) but don't know about A2A. Especially for us that there are more ways to do the job than thinking of that.

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