i want to see operational example of that so called 1950s tech that not only can be reliable mass produced but also reliable stored and mass launched simultaneously.
Yep-yep, Gucci only, or doesn't count.
Missile defences back then - even where they actually existed, which was brutally close to "nowhere" - couldn't reliably stop even single mid-altitude cruise missiles, nor their launch could be prevented any more than launch of 1st gen ballistic missiles.
And given likely warheads, even singular misses were catastrophic in their nature.
this is the only cost effective way of making drone cheaper and less power means less consumption hence more staying power.
Yes, it will be slightly less efficient on paper(in reality, launch point/transit time will outweigh it significantly).
Doesn't change anything fundamentally.
Btw, there is only one nation that really went for the most efficient type of loitering engine (i.e. air diesel) - and thanks to that it got nothing at all. But that paper loitering time is indeed impressive.
Oh, Mojave is quite real. As are all sorts of high-lift devices.
do you think bombers, drones and cruise missiles cannot freely move around?. the way technology is developing we would be seeing swarms of drones air, surface , subsurface and missiles working against ships.
Of course they can. Their bases can't.
Swarms of drones air, surface, subsurface and missiles work against ships for ~70 years. They do the same against fixed targets - and do it better.
Ultimately it's ironically the opposite: the deadlier missiles are, the more discrepancy between size and damage is - the better intermediate platforms will become. Best intermediate platform is a carrier, simply because it's an airfield.
you only need two pilots for future bomber or unmanned bomber flying by AI with much greater range.
The same bomber can be launched from the ship. It will both be smaller yet cycle many times faster this way(or, better yet, will be available directly from the deck). And will fly better as a bonus, because large bombers don't really associate with excellent flying qualities.
Intermediate platforms increase both efficiency and flexibility, massively(to the point of no comparison). Intermediate high-speed air bases (carriers) do it better than almost anything.
it is suitable for its role when enters. AWACS flying from ship barely reach 25000 feet operationally.
It isn't hard to get a plane flying higher. There is simply very little point in getting flying radar beyond that altitude. And it not just 'works', it works right now.
On the other hand, AWACS drone will always be hard-tied to the operators somewhere else, adding one additional layer of complexity and unnecessarily layer of information ping-pong. Operators aren't that difficult to carry on a plane large enough, in the end. Complete package is simply more flexible.
p.s. I would argue that in its existing form, Altius will probably never enter service at all.
