Re: The Global Hawk

On May 22, 9:27 am, "George Z. Bush" <georgezb...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

The Global Hawk was controlled via satellite; it flew missions during
OT&E that went from Edwards AFB to upperAlaska and back non-stop. Basically,
they come into the fight at a high mach # in mil thrust, fire their AMRAAMS,
and no one ever sees them or paints with radar. There is practically no radio
chatter because all the guys in the flight are tied together electronically,
and can see who is targeting who, and they have AWACS direct input and 360
situational awareness from that and other sensors. The aggressors had a
morale problem before it was all over. It is to air superiority what the jet
engine was to aviation.


I got this email a while back forwarded to me by my dad, who got it
from someone who'd been a USAF contractor for decades. And it was the
silliest thing I've ever seen. Basically, it reads like someone merged
the basic tactical employment of the F-22 with the unmanned features
of the Global Hawk and assumed it was all one airplane. I almost
emailed the contractor back to tease him about it.

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