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Re:An F-22 Raptor’s Crumbling Radar Absorbent Skin by wcoenen on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @11:04AM (#20574951)
> flying this aircraft is extremely expensive with an average flight hour cost of about $60k

This made me wonder how many disposable small drones could be mass produced for that price. Like in the "slaughterbots" video, or the "hated in the nation" bee drones.

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Re:An F-22 Raptor’s Crumbling Radar Absorbent Skin by Whack-kneed on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @11:24AM (#20575143)
Less than you might think.... Drones are (over)priced like jewelry (because they can!) For example, the drone shot down by Iran last month was valued at 85 mil.
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Re:An F-22 Raptor’s Crumbling Radar Absorbent Skin by sdinsn on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @02:50PM (#20577075)
> Drones are (over)priced like jewelry (because they can!)

That's a pretty dishonest take. Those drones are incredibly complex.

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Re:An F-22 Raptor’s Crumbling Radar Absorbent Skin by greedo on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @07:11PM (#20579574)
Well, you could double that and probably be closer. It depends on which Global Hawk was shot down, and when it was purchased.
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Re:An F-22 Raptor’s Crumbling Radar Absorbent Skin by itsibitzi on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @11:10AM (#20575001)
It comes down to the fact that the military (and associated industrial complex) doesn't exist to win wars.
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Re:An F-22 Raptor’s Crumbling Radar Absorbent Skin by mrguyorama on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @04:27PM (#20578143)
That's essentially the concept of a cruise missile
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Re:An F-22 Raptor’s Crumbling Radar Absorbent Skin by imtringued on Thursday August 01, 2019 @05:31AM (#20582362)
Maybe 1/10th of a cheap drone.
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