Zitat:Nightfall
Machine Autonomy in Air-to-Air Combat
Capt Michael W. Byrnes, USAF*
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Zitat:Although one finds no shortage of professional and academic
conversation about remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) and potential
unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAV), there is a distinct
lack of forecasting of their futures on the basis of a tight fusion of
tactics, technology, and the enduring truths of air combat. This article
claims that a tactically autonomous, machine-piloted aircraft whosedesign capitalizes on John Boyd’s observe, orient, decide, act (OODA)
loop and energy-maneuverability constructs will bring new and unmatched
lethality to air-to-air combat. It submits that the machine’s
combined advantages applied to the nature of the tasks would make
the idea of human-inhabited platforms that challenge it resemble the
mismatch depicted in The Charge of the Light Brigade.

Quintus Fabius schrieb:Anbei: ich bin der erste gewesen, der das Konzept einer Luftüberlegenheitsdrohne schon vor Jahren propagiert hat und der als erster überhaupt den Begriff Luftüberlegenheitsdrohne verwendete und damit in die deutsche Sprache einführte.

Zitat:An der ganzen Sache ist halt der Pferdefuss, dass die Lenkwaffen nochmals viel leichter sind und auch nicht unter der Leistungsbeschränkung Pilot leiden müssen.

Zitat:The US military is seeking to avoid the pitfalls of recent aircraft acquisition programmes as it plans for development of sixth-generation fighters.

Frank Kendall, undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, introduced a new “aerospace innovation initiative” in the Fiscal 2016 budget proposal.

The initiative funds X-plane prototypes to validate specific technologies that could be needed for a next-generation fighter. Past US Air Force studies, including for the "efficient supersonic air vehicle", have focused on developing tailless, supersonic designs using active aeroelastic wing technology.

The initiative breaks with past efforts, such as the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II. Those programs each began with lofty technological promises from industry, then foundered under cost overruns and developmental delays that in all cases resulted in a significant downsizing of eventually fleet size.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will lead the effort in cooperation with the navy and air force, Kendall says. .

Both also the US air force and navy set aside small amounts of money in their 2016 budget proposals to quietly continue development of sixth-generation fighter aircraft that would enter service around 2030. DARPA’s budget for the AII is classified.

The air force included an $8 million next generation air dominance (NGAD) aircraft while the navy set aside $5 million for what it calls the FA-XX next generation fighter. Neither appropriation is a new-start for the services. Funding for NGAD fell from $15 million in the current fiscal year. Funding for the navy’s effort staid relatively flat from the $4.9 million it received in fiscal 2015.

Zitat:South Korea's top air carrier Korean Air Line Co. plans to sign a partnership agreement with Europe's Airbus this week to jointly bid for Seoul's indigenous fighter development program, officials said Thursday. Codenamed KF-X, the 8.5 trillion won ($8.3 billion) project calls for South Korea to develop and produce some 120 fighter jets of the F-16 class to replace its aging fleet of F-4s and F-5s.

ObiBiber schrieb:sieht stark nach F35 aus...wobei ein wenig schlanker...

Zitat: Luftüberlegensheitsdrohne

Zitat: Pferdefuss

Zitat:Natürlich könnte man die Drohne auch autark einsetzen, in dem man ihr vor dem Start ein bestimmtes Gebiet zuweist, in dem sie alle Luftfahrzeuge einer Freund-Feind-Kennung unterzeiht und dann entsprechend reagiert, aber das wäre m.E. schon wieder eine starke taktische Einschränkung.

Zitat:Lockheed reveals small self-defence weapon for fighters
The US Air Force is considering a Lockheed Martin proposal to adapt technology used for a ground-based missile defense system to protect fighters under attack in the air.
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has invited proposals for a miniature self-defense munition concept study, seeking to develop a concept for a weapon to be dispensed from a fighter jet, hone in on an incoming missile and destroy it with a direct hit.
By replacing chaff, flares and directional infrared lasers, the so-called miniature self defence munition (MSDM) could revolutionise the concept of defensive countermeasures for tactical aircraft, says Frank St. John, vice-president of tactical missiles and combat manoeuvre systems at Lockheed’s Missile and Fire Control division.
“To kinetically engage as a countermeasure something that’s fired at you is an attractive possibility,” St. John says, “rather than just confuse or jam something that’s been fired at you.”
Lockheed has been studying the concept using internal funding for about three to four years, St. John says.
It seeks to leverage the active millimetre wave radar developed for the PAC-3 missile segment enhancement (MSE) programme. It repackages the sensor in a miniature munition powered by a small rocket motor.
In Lockheed’s concept, the pilot is alerted to an incoming missile and dispenses an MSDM, which hones into the target using the radar sensor, St. John says. It is a hit-to-kill weapon, and so lacks a warhead.
The miniature interceptor could dramatically increase the internal load-outs of fighters such as the F-22 and F-35, he says. It could replace the storage space now claimed for small diameter bombs. Alternatively, three of the miniature interceptors could replace one Raytheon AIM-120 AMRAAM, he says.
In addition to the PAC-3 MSE programme, Lockheed’s concept also comes out of two other internal projects, St. John says. One is a miniature, radar-guided missile called CUDA and the other programme is “KICM”.
Lockheed has worked on component-level hardware development and testing, along with performing operational analysis studies using internal funding. Last year, the AFRL contributed funding for more operational analyses, St. John says.
Although Lockheed has been studying the concept for four years, it may have competition for more AFRL funding. The AFRL on 5 February notified potential vendors that it is seeking proposals for a pair of concept studies on the MSDM itself and the munition’s seeker.

Nightwatch schrieb:....
Diese müssen dann eigentlich nicht mal besonders Stealty oder so sein, sie müssen nur in der Lage sein eine große Anzahl an Defensivwaffen mitzuführen.
Eine derartige Waffenplattform könnte nur durch eine erhebliche Anzahl an Wirkmitteln (sprich sehr viele / zu viele Jets/Drohnen oder andere entsprechend große Plattform) gefährdet werden....

Zitat: 5th Gen Jets mit ihrer beschränkten internen Waffenzuladung verfolgen hier einen gänzlich anderen, inkompatiblen Ansatz. Sie wären selsbt gegenüber Legacy Jets zumindest nicht mehr im Vorteil.
Es stellt sich dann die Frage wozu Stealth dann überhaupt noch gebraucht wird.