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FLUX-YOU on July 9, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: The F-35 Can’t Fight at Long Range, Either

> If they are built cheaply enough, wouldn't a larger number overwhelm a conventional air force?

Probably. Do we really have an answer to a swarm of drones in a very spread out pattern, each with 2-4 long range missiles?

toomuchtodo on July 9, 2015 [–]

Something between an anti-satellite weapon and a long-range cruise missile. It'll be expensive though, very expensive.

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