Russia's new supersonic bomber can outrun Britain's best fighter jet

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

I think Cyber Warfare will become very important in the near future. If you can know exactly the details of your enemy you have already won.

EDIT: Being able to disrupt your enemy without even using military force is compelling.

Once i take out the comms in space my war will be won.

Spoiler

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_weapon


light entertainment

Salyut 3 (1974) carried a space gun

On-board gun
The Salyut 3, although called a "civilian" station, was equipped with a "self-defence" gun which had been designed for use aboard the station, and whose design is attributed to Nudelman.[1] Some accounts claim the station was equipped with a Nudelman-Rikhter "Vulkan" gun, which was a variant of the 23 mm Nudelmann aircraft cannon, or possibly aNudelmann NR-30 30 mm gun.[11] Later Russian sources indicate that the gun was the virtually unknown (in the West) Rikhter R-23.[12] These claims have reportedly been verified by Pavel Popovich, who had visited the station in orbit, as commander of Soyuz 14.[11] Due to potential shaking of the station, in-orbit tests of the weapon with cosmonauts in the station were ruled out.[1] The gun was fixed to the station in such a way that the only way to aim would have been to change the orientation of the entire station.[1][11] Following the last manned mission to the station, the gun was commanded by the ground to be fired; some sources say it was fired to depletion,[11] while other sources say three test firings took place during the Salyut 3 mission.[1]

 

[vega22]

Good point although we now move into the realms of EMP defence systems, I would imagine them drones would just fall out of the sky.

hmmmn


and then people question why they are bringing back old planes out of moth balls?

 

[Tatty_Two]

hmmmn


and then people question why they are bringing back old planes out of moth balls?

Sadly even they have electronics, maybe a glider would work though!

 

[vega22]

idk but i do think it must be easier to shield some of the older birds that do not use all the fly by wire tech that all the new ones have.

 

[Caring1]

idk but i do think it must be easier to shield some of the older birds that do not use all the fly by wire tech that all the new ones have.

I agree, not much electronics needed to fly an old Spitfire, mostly cabling and mechanical.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

The only aircraft I know of in service today that can survive an EMP is the A-10 Thunderbolt II.

 

[Tatty_Two]

I agree, not much electronics needed to fly an old Spitfire, mostly cabling and mechanical.

Would be extremely difficult though to target drop munitions without guidance, radar etc these days whilst trying to dodge defences.

 

[D007]

and they wonder why their economy is broke..

 

[RCoon]

Eurofighter Typhoon

Sukhoi Su-35
Top speed
2,495 km/h EUROFIGHTER
2,500 km/h SUKHOI
Engine type
Eurojet EJ200
Saturn AL-31
Range
3,790 km
3,600 km
Manufacturer
Eurofighter
Sukhoi
Wingspan
11 m
15 m
Cruise speed
1,838 km/h
1,400 km/h
Length
16 m
22 m
Weight
11,000 kg
18,400 kg

I was always dubious about the Typhoon. It needed/needs 70+ computers to stop it from simply falling out of the sky because it's be built to be woefully aerodynamic. All for the sake of being better at dogfighting purposes, which I doubt they'll ever see much off. Highly agile concept.

 

[Ferrum Master]

I was always dubious about the Typhoon. It needed/needs 70+ computers to stop it from simply falling out of the sky because it's be built to be woefully aerodynamic. All for the sake of being better at dogfighting purposes, which I doubt they'll ever see much off. Highly agile concept.

Every Delta wing based plane has this issue. But I don't think it is something very unstable or scary... The agility still is limited... to gforce that the pilot can withstand without passing out. So the device isn't really stressed that much out to it real theoretical max.

 

[Easy Rhino]

Considering how broke the entire nation of Russia is, I doubt the citizens there enjoy their tax dollars going to these expensive projects. But then again, they can't actually speak out against their government.

 

[Countryside]

Considering how broke the entire nation of Russia is, I doubt the citizens there enjoy their tax dollars going to these expensive projects. But then again, they can't actually speak out against their government.

 

[dorsetknob]

Considering how broke the entire nation of Russia is, I doubt the citizens there enjoy their tax dollars going to these expensive projects. But then again, they can't actually speak out against their government.

Of Course they Can
Here is a small list
1. Anna Politkovskaya.
2, Alexander Litvinenko.
3. Natalya Estemirova.
4. Anastasiya Baburova
5. Stanislav Markelov
6. Boris Berezovsky

 

[jagjitnatt]

Considering how broke the entire nation of Russia is, I doubt the citizens there enjoy their tax dollars going to these expensive projects. But then again, they can't actually speak out against their government.

There's another way to look at it. The only 2 exports Russia can be competitive in is Natural resources and military hardware.

Russia's defence industry earns a lot of foreign exchange for the country. It is selling billions of dollars worth of equipment every year.

India's last few deals with Russia:

- 6 Talwar class frigates ($3 billion)
- Brahmos Supersonic Cruise Missiles (order book expected to reach $13 billion)
- 180 PakFa 5th gen fighter aircraft ($25 billion)
- 272 Su-30 MKI ($16 billion)
- 2000 T-90 Tanks ($9 billion)
- 2 Nuclear submarines on lease ($4 billion)
- 1 Aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya ($2.5 billion)
- 45 Mig 29 K ($1.5 billion)
- Upgrading 69 Mig 29 B ($1 billion)

That's almost $75 billion spent in last few years, and there are numerous deals like the AWACS, IL-76, IL-78 etc etc that I did not take into account.

And when you think about the exports to China, and all the middle east countries, it sure sums up to a huge number.

USSR spent a lot of money on military R&D, Russia is now using that knowledge to manufacture equipment where it has a lead over most of the countries in the world.

They are doing a good job in my opinion.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Of Course they Can
Here is a small list
1. Anna Politkovskaya.
2, Alexander Litvinenko.
3. Natalya Estemirova.
4. Anastasiya Baburova
5. Stanislav Markelov
6. Boris Berezovsky

You forgot Boris Nemtsov.

 

[dorsetknob]

Didn't forget him it was a very small list (full list is to long) and he is Dead

Oh wait "Their all Dead"

 

[Countryside]

http://rt.com/news/242097-pak-ta-russian-army/

 

[ne6togadno]

I was always dubious about the Typhoon. It needed/needs 70+ computers to stop it from simply falling out of the sky because it's be built to be woefully aerodynamic. All for the sake of being better at dogfighting purposes, which I doubt they'll ever see much off. Highly agile concept.

you have been misinformed.
it need 2 computers to fly. the rest to 70+ count are for weapons operation, radio, radar etc.

http://rt.com/news/242097-pak-ta-russian-army/

respect for 3dmax designers and animators. in russia there are a lot good guys on that field. sadly those skills are useless in aircraft design

 

[FordGT90Concept]

http://rt.com/news/242097-pak-ta-russian-army/
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Only 8 years late. The RQ-170 also appears to be significantly more stealthy with its continuous curvature design. Compare the exhaust design: I suspect IR seeking devices would have no problem finding the PAK TK but a very difficult time finding the RQ-170.

 

[Countryside]

Only 8 years late.

Its like when Americans had blueray, Russians had VHS.

 

[INSTG8R]

and they wonder why their economy is broke..

Yeah because the US economy is in so much better shape.... Back to your hole...

 

[dorsetknob]

Its like when Americans had blueray, Russians had VHS.

More like phillips 2000 than VHS

 

[Countryside]

It dosent matter how hi tech russian fighters are P51 is still better

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Boeing delivers pilotless F-16 fighter jet set to be used as flying target in war games

The first production Boeing QF-16 optionally manned target drone has been delivered to the US Air Force (USAF), Air bosses have revealed.
Aircraft QF-007 arrived at Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB) in Florida on 11 March, ahead of being pressed into service by the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron (ATS).
Boeing has delivered six pre-production QF-16s, and in all, the USAF expects to receive 126 QF-16s.
The unmanned McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II currently used is no longer truly representative of the air-to-air threats USAF pilots are likely to encounter on future operations.

Here is an interesting read, pics and video.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...ed-flying-target-war-games.html#ixzz3VOMU2Hq2

 

[FordGT90Concept]

I wonder if, because of not having a pilot, if it is capable of pulling even harder Gs in turns making it a more difficult target than it would be otherwise. Yeah, they're old, but being pilotless could be a huge advantage when dogfighting.