Comments on: Schwartz Wish List: Boost F-35, Plan NGB

By: SMSgt Mac

SMSgt Mac — Sun, 31 May 2009 20:40:31 +0000

Iraq had NO S-300 systems in 1991 OR 2002.
They wanted them, and were trying hard to get them in ’02 but they did not have them. Which pretty much characterizes the ‘accuracy’ of the rest of that ‘intell’ as well.

By: Byron Skinner

Byron Skinner — Sat, 30 May 2009 02:41:43 +0000

Good Evening Folks,
I’m not really interested in this topic but there is one point on stealth that I would like to bring up. During the ten years of no fly over Iraq one tactic evolved and that was how to defeat the Soviet/Russian S-300 ADM Systems.
These systems, there are several variants have been so throughly defeated that the bad guys don’t even bother to turn them on because they know that with in seconds a plain Jane JADAM II will come down their radar beam. Manning an ADM system against the U.S. Air Force or Navy is a suicide mission.
Another bit of intell. is that the Predator A flies so slow that even down below 5K ft. it can not be picked up by most radar systems, thats why the can fly in any air space with immunity from being shot down by ground fire or shoulder fired missiles.
The Russians are so despondent about this that they have for all practical purposes stopped development of an S-400 ADM System. The era of “active radar” would appear to be over.
Of course the defense industry would rather that this not be widely known, Congress historically slow to pick up on technology since anything that had the word “stealth” attached to it double or more in price.
ALLONS,
Byron Skinner

By: elgatoso

elgatoso — Thu, 28 May 2009 21:34:44 +0000

SMSgt Mac
I don’t want to use the A-10 like a long strike next generation bomber.I am talking about use all 700 A-10 rusting in the desert ‚made a remote controled plane like a reaper and use it like close air support. We refurbished a lot of M1 Abrams .Could we make with the A-10?Shoul be cheap that make a new airplane? I am not sure if is posible, just asking

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:21:22 +0000

Wait a minute.
First they complain about the cuts to the F-22 buy being some sort of national security apocalypse, and now they say they have enough tactical capability and would spend additional funds elsewhere?
Time to get these guys to answer what they would cut if they had LESS money. Clearly, they are desperate to spend money on their pet projects, regardless of whether it makes sense for the country or not. Transfer the money to the services that have their priorities straight.

By: elgatoso

elgatoso — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:05:09 +0000

AMMO.
I am talking exactly the oposite.Make the A-10 in storage in some lost desert a remoted controled aircraft.I read that we already make with Phantom for use as target.I have not any experience with a A-10 and this is only a though.BUT some times is cheap refurbished that brand new.

By: AMMO

AMMO — Tue, 26 May 2009 11:52:25 +0000

@Matthew D. Brasel Jr.
Ok, I don’t know if you have ever had any experience with an A-10, or it’s 30MM cannon, the GAU-8A, but you can’t just drop that thing into a reaper and call it good. The A-10 is a perfect match for the Gau-8 simply because of it’s size. The entire weight of the cannon, including a full drum, is about 2 tons. That’s the entire payload of the Mq-9, and more than 4 times the payload of the predator. The A-10’s got that, and an a**-ton of ordinance, to boot. You can’t replace the Tank Hunter. Although, transfer of ownership from USAF to USA makes a bunch more sense. If they want CAS, let’s give it to them.

By: elgatoso

elgatoso — Sun, 24 May 2009 21:47:33 +0000

Maybe I am talking bull.… but what about a drone A-10 using the technology of the reaper and the 700 A-10 in storage .… http://warisboring.com/?p=2151

By: elgatoso

elgatoso — Sun, 24 May 2009 21:45:20 +0000

Maybe I am talking bull.… but what about a drone A-10 using the technology of the reaper and the 700 A-10 in storage .… http://warisboring.com/?p=2151

By: gsak

gsak — Sun, 24 May 2009 13:21:47 +0000

Oh, and I almost forgot.. “Go, submarines!”

By: gsak

gsak — Sun, 24 May 2009 13:17:59 +0000

Mac is right. Good posts.