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Kich

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F/A-XX will get funded. It will just accrue more debt.

Or one of the other big projects--Columbia SSBN, Constellation FFG, Sentinel ICBMs, Golden Dome or another--will get cut or delayed. I'm betting it will be a combination of the ICBM and the SSBN. But the F/A-XX will get its money. It's too important especially now that PLA has taken the lead.
 
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ACuriousPLAFan

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The way I see it, here's how the US and China contrast with each other in the development works of their respective 6th-gen manned fighters:

The US goes for dual-track for their 6th-gen manned fighters: One exclusive track for the USAF (F-47), and one exclusive track for the USN (F/A-XX).

China, meanwhile, goes for the common track: The PLAAF does the heavy lifting (of developing both the J-36 and J-XDS), whereas the PLAN piggybacks on the PLAAF's main efforts, providing their own inputs and requirements while working together with the PLAAF, which will result in their own carrier-capable 6th-gen manned fighter (J-XDSH).
 
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The amerithiccs want to replace AEW&C with satellites. Can't say I can really see the logic in that, but.
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I don't see it replacing AEWC but rather will work together as part of a mesh. The Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) is a new concept enabled by the introduction of reusable rockets. Launch a constellation using a common satellite bus (such as Starshield and whatever Amazon Kuiper's military variant is called) that allow a variety of payloads to be hosted.
 
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I'm just praying that F-55 program is real and DJT isn't capping so they can cancel the F/A-XX program and cause severe delays to the NGAD program due to them diverting fund to F-55
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The amerithiccs want to replace AEW&C with satellites. Can't say I can really see the logic in that, but.
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IMO the idea is sound, but you just need a really large constellation for consistent coverage which is the biggest problem here because to have such a network fully operational it'll take a good decade or so but I guess USAF cancelling E-7 to chase the moon isn't too bad for us
 
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I don't believe there is anything noteworthy about this. If the US Navy wanted to clear the airspace of those drones they could, but clearly it is not a priority. I also believe the Iranian's have released footage very similar to this in the past.
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There is nothing to brag about in these images. In addition to the F-18s, there was an armed MH-60R flying in wing with the drone. These drones were being monitored by the ships.
 
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