Read that Rosatom is having difficulties making ends meet too. Supposedly continuing with their international builds but domestic reactors on hold - as per yesterday's report, "points to poor economic conditions as doubts cast on nuclear projects." David Dalton, NucNet.org.
A great deal has been written about drones being the future of warfare, and that manned aircraft (and other types of human operated weapons delivery vehicles) are a technological dead end and doomed on the battlefield. No doubt what is happening in Ukraine has been a massive eye opener for many, but I wonder about how much drone warfare is driven by a question of available industrial base. You fight with what you can build (or buy).
What is true is that aircraft like the Tu-95 and the Tu-160 have simply become too expensive for Russia to build, both in terms of cost and time. Countries with a more robust economic and industrial base simply have more options. For them, I suspect the future of warfare is somewhere between the manned systems and "all drones, all the time" world predicted by some pundits.
Read that Rosatom is having difficulties making ends meet too. Supposedly continuing with their international builds but domestic reactors on hold - as per yesterday's report, "points to poor economic conditions as doubts cast on nuclear projects." David Dalton, NucNet.org.
Picture this. KC-135 (1957) Stratotanker re-fueling a TU-95. Something to be said for harmonious sarcasm.
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Great riff on “The Hunt for Red October.”
A great deal has been written about drones being the future of warfare, and that manned aircraft (and other types of human operated weapons delivery vehicles) are a technological dead end and doomed on the battlefield. No doubt what is happening in Ukraine has been a massive eye opener for many, but I wonder about how much drone warfare is driven by a question of available industrial base. You fight with what you can build (or buy).
What is true is that aircraft like the Tu-95 and the Tu-160 have simply become too expensive for Russia to build, both in terms of cost and time. Countries with a more robust economic and industrial base simply have more options. For them, I suspect the future of warfare is somewhere between the manned systems and "all drones, all the time" world predicted by some pundits.
You’re a regular riot Alice. Funny stuff and very good news.
Thanks Wes; always a pleasure!