I wonder how many more G's they can pull off with the unmanned version. I couldn't really see a Predator drone doing especially great in a dog-fight, since it looks like it's modeled after a glider, but the Sabre's specs put it squarely in fighter-jet range (if my childhood obsession with jets and flight simulators serves me right). #sabrewarrior
its funny how even though this is the latest in technology, this video couldn't feel more 80's (almost like a video out of the movie Top Gun). #sabrewarrior
Your military industrial complex at work ladies and gentleman. Too bad this does nothing against some guy in a turban with C4 strapped to his chest. #sabrewarrior
@Super Moose: Taliban laughs at this fancy space ship (for all intents and purposes)
Seriously, aren't all the wars we are currently in Boots-on-the-ground type engagements? How the heck is this going to deal with Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan, or prevent genocide in Darfur, or piracy off the coast of Somalia.
Maybe it'll help blow up nuke plants in Iran and North Korea, but not much else. #sabrewarrior
Yay! More really cool technology for us to continue pointless killing. More to the point, really cool plane. Regardless of how I feel about the government's budget and our soldiers fighting overseas, I'll support anything that helps them do their jobs and keep them safer, especially if it's cool looking. #sabrewarrior
Hate to say it, but this IS the future...chances are the F-22 & F-35 are going to be the last manned fighter aircraft we develop. Practically every large country on earth are developing UCAVs. Ah well...at least the B-52 will be around till 2040. #sabrewarrior
@11thRS: Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) means that with planned upgrades, the B-52 will remain in service until 2040. The newest airframes currently in service were built in November of 1961, although yes, they started production in the early 50's. #sabrewarrior
@11thRS: the way they made the video for the Sabre makes it seem like it's just an updated version of this B-52 vid. Practically the same voice and everything. #sabrewarrior
@pɹɐoqʎǝʞuǝʞoɹq: Maybe because it was built during the 80s and has been used since the 90s, tricking people to think it's some sort of UFO. #sabrewarrior
Ah robot wars. When are we going to pull a Star Trek and just have a computer tell us that we've been attacked and killed? Then we would have to report to the nearest disintegration chamber in the event of a computer based WMD attack. #sabrewarrior
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Seriously, aren't all the wars we are currently in Boots-on-the-ground type engagements? How the heck is this going to deal with Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan, or prevent genocide in Darfur, or piracy off the coast of Somalia.
Maybe it'll help blow up nuke plants in Iran and North Korea, but not much else. #sabrewarrior
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Didn't Gil Gerrard fly one of these back in the 80s? #sabrewarrior
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Reminds me of Buck Rogers. #sabrewarrior
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Roger Corman and Peter Graves approve! #sabrewarrior
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