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Originally Posted by Rochard
No one noticed, but the entire nature of war itself just changed over night over the past few days... The US launched an unmanned jet off of an aircraft carrier, the USS George Bush. Doesn't sound too impressive until you stop and think about it: In the next decade, the United States will be deploying jets with no pilots and then ships with no crew. While we will always need boots on the ground, just imagine a war where one country can launch thousands of planes without fear of loosing a single pilot.
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You're welcome to try and convince me that some dude on a Pentagon Xbox can fly a plane better than an actual pilot. Won't lose a single pilot? No, we'll just lose a shitload more multi-million tax-dollar aircraft.
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Originally Posted by dyna mo
if that how you need to look at it, sure, go for it.
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Thanks for your permission.