International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018

[Rakesh]

I guess the realization that the future English fighter aircraft will probably be American has dawned on him.

See This ---> viewtopic.php?p=2611899#p2611899

[Manish_P]

I guess the realization that the future English fighter aircraft will probably be American has dawned on him.

See This ---> viewtopic.php?p=2611899#p2611899

What they don't like and what they can actually do about it are two very different things, Admiral sir.

Anyway, good luck to Great Britain little england.

[sanman]

Great interview with a designer of NASA's Mars Ingenuity Helicopter:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4XpLZqc6ao

Very surprising to learn that this marvel was built using off-the-shelf components.

There's been speculation that ISRO might try to send a tiny helicopter as part of a surface mission on its next flight to Mars.

I think that one key hurdle would be communications.

[Rakesh]

France Finally Agrees to Transfer 30 Mirage 2000 Fighter Jets from UAE to Morocco
https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense ... rocco.html
15 April 2024

[Rakesh]

VIDEO: https://x.com/AirbusDefence/status/1779796481005810091 ---> The first A-400M for the Republic of Kazakhstan has rolled out of the Airbus paint shop.

Thttps://x.com/GarethJennings3/status/1779798484457083051 ---> No, not a prop for the latest movie where they couldn't source an actual Soviet-type airlifter, but the first actual @AirbusDefence A400M for Kazakhstan going through the paint shop ahead of delivery.

[Rakesh]

AI Is Now Dogfighting With Fighter Pilots In The Air
https://www.twz.com/air/ai-is-now-dogfi ... in-the-air
17 April 2024

The breakthrough in autonomous aerial combat made by the X-62 test jet is set to have far-reaching impacts well beyond dogfighting.

[Manish_P]

AI Is Now Dogfighting With Fighter Pilots In The Air
https://www.twz.com/air/ai-is-now-dogfi ... in-the-air
17 April 2024

The breakthrough in autonomous aerial combat made by the X-62 test jet is set to have far-reaching impacts well beyond dogfighting.

This has very wide implications.

The US pilots will practice all sorts of maneuvers, tactics and scenarios, in the comfort/safety of their territories, which will be captured and fed into the databases for the AI programs to study, replicate and counter. And the databases will capture (they were doing it already manually) the maneuvers & tactics of 'friendly' air forces, during 'exercises' and feed it into the AI programs to equip the future UCAVs or even assist the manned fighters (like chess computers do) to counter the op forces.

The game is now moving fast to the next level

[srai]

^^^
Once human pilots are removed, there won’t be 9G restrictions. All that excess human ergonomics and life support can be discarded.

[Manish_P]

^ my thrust was more towards the game changing rapid data gathering, processing, learning and countering by use of machine learning rather than the unmanned vs manned flight limitations.

It's rather like Humans were ahead of computers in chess till the 90s (IIRC) but once More and more data had been fed in, analysed and counters also fed in it has become extremely difficult now for the top human to defeat the top computer.

Of course totally agree that the UCAV will have the advantage in maneuvering

[drnayar]

Indeed, i think almost all of the 6th Gen and currently planned 5th gen fighters are optionally manned! Future fighter pilots would be sitting in office chairs somewhere on the ground rather than up in the air.

Also isn't it the same thing for all manned platforms esp. Tanks, Submarines etc. . Esp with AI the platforms could be self-learning autonomous killing machines!

shades of Skynet no doubt

[sanman]

The X-62A Variable In-Flight Simulator Test Aircraft (VISTA) is testing the world's first AI-piloted F-16

It has just completed a dogfighting test against a human-piloted F-16

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaY5rF7n6VE

Look at this damn thing doing basic flight maneuvers - spooky

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWPRVmWnl1k

older video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1V-ljdHO_0

[Rakesh]

VIDEO: https://x.com/RealAirPower1/status/1790101954128966144 ---> Unbelievable CCTV footage capturing a Bangladeshi AF Yak-130 trainer "bouncing" off the runway before crashing into the Karnaphuli River on 09 May 2024. A Maverick-style flyby gone horribly wrong.

^^^^

https://x.com/arunp2810/status/1790206174568259883 ---> An attempted low-level roll over the runway, gone horribly wrong. Amazing to see the aircraft scraping the ground and getting airborne, with tail on fire! Miraculous escape for 1 of 2 pilots as aircraft ‘bunts’ viciously after ejection.

https://x.com/arunp2810/status/1790228669975105565 ---> Aerobatics are an essential part of fighter flying and is not “dangerous.” However, this roll at low-level, was not warranted unless the pilot was highly experienced & the occasion demanded it. The “barreling out” of the aircraft and height loss in latter half of roll, speaks for itself.

[Rakesh]

https://x.com/AlexLuck9/status/1794688641442492427 ---> You can have a "sanctions-proof" air force or you can have a capable air force. Pick one.

Russian Fighter Deal Reflects Indonesia’s Goal of a ‘Sanctions-Proof’ Economy
https://thediplomat.com/2024/05/russian ... f-economy/
20 May 2024

As geopolitical tensions grow, Jakarta is seeking to insulate its military, and its economy, from possible Western pressure.

[NRao]

[sanman]

https://x.com/AlexLuck9/status/1794688641442492427 ---> You can have a "sanctions-proof" air force or you can have a capable air force. Pick one.

That guy should be asked which one Murica has. How's that F-35 mission-readiness/availability situation?

[Rakesh]

A portion of the article is behind a paywall.

South Korea completes development of long-range SAM system
https://www.janes.com/defence-news/defe ... sam-system
27 May 2024

[sanman]

Japanese Billionaire Cancels "Dear Moon" Lunar Flyby Contract with SpaceX

https://www.reuters.com/technology/spac ... 024-06-01/

[drnayar]

https://on.ft.com/3V4emAV

South Korea’s largest defence company is developing a fighter jet engine as the country works to move up the arms exporter value chain and boost its security self-sufficiency
The chief of aero systems at Hanwha Aerospace said the company wanted to develop the engine by as early as 2036.

We should develop our own aircraft engines before it is too late for our long-term national security, as well as for economic benefits,

will take at least 10 years and more than Won5tn [$3.7bn]. We face high entry barriers, but we have experience producing engines, albeit under licensed deals, and have developed small engines of our own and have a strong supply chain,

makes its own engines for ships, missiles and helicopters but has yet to produce an advanced fighter jet engine. It is a major parts supplier for General Electric, Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce