U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General David Allvin on November 12 confirmed that the F-47 sixth generation fighter is intended to make its first flight in 2028, which
Seems more psychologically relevant than militarily given drone warfare will be the primary medium of any US/Chinese conflict for the foreseeable future
Meaning they can’t build them in time to defend Taiwan they have to hope that PLA equipment is subpar compared to theirs to an unreasonable degree btw Are you referring drones in general or the wingman AI?
Drones in general, given that contemporary war games have shown drones enable less militarized nations to overcome the US war machine both militarily and economically
Similarly, the US is highly unlikely to catch-up given China’s current manufacturing advantage and near monopoly of rare earth metals
Seems more psychologically relevant than militarily given drone warfare will be the primary medium of any US/Chinese conflict for the foreseeable future
Meaning they can’t build them in time to defend Taiwan they have to hope that PLA equipment is subpar compared to theirs to an unreasonable degree btw Are you referring drones in general or the wingman AI?
Drones in general, given that contemporary war games have shown drones enable less militarized nations to overcome the US war machine both militarily and economically
Similarly, the US is highly unlikely to catch-up given China’s current manufacturing advantage and near monopoly of rare earth metals