I just think the Air Force has the CSAR mindset nailed. Since the earlilest Jolly/Super Jolly AAR was always a requirement.
Nice video of AF CSAR guys prepping an alert aircraft. meticulous.
Ahhh. You mean preflight.
I just think the Air Force has the CSAR mindset nailed. Since the earlilest Jolly/Super Jolly AAR was always a requirement.
Nice video of AF CSAR guys prepping an alert aircraft. meticulous.
Yeah, watched a few seconds of it. Seemed like a preflight. Only shocking part was that there were no cranials or float coats...Ahhh. You mean preflight.
We get reminded about the cranials part every time we stage out of Oceana for DLQs. We avoid Chambers Field (NGU) like the plague when we're up there.Yeah, watched a few seconds of it. Seemed like a preflight. Only shocking part was that there were no cranials or float coats...
Yeah, watched a few seconds of it. Seemed like a preflight. Only shocking part was that there were no cranials or float coats...
Probably because the crew chief (likely full system cdqar) is doing the preflight.… or pilots (didn’t watch the entire video, but assuming). They may not have cranial, but I bet they each have a reflective belt on them. That said, these guys are more thorough than any Navy preflight I’ve ever seen.
IKE just reveived their UAWC (Unmanned Aviation Warfare Center) in preps for incorporating the MQ-25.
Is this the beginning of the end manned manned carrier aviation? Another nail in the coffin?
IKE just reveived their UAWC (Unmanned Aviation Warfare Center) in preps for incorporating the MQ-25.
Is this the beginning of the end manned manned carrier aviation? Another nail in the coffin?
Who will “fly” the MQ-25?I really really doubt it. I’ve got a crisp $5 bill that says years from now, when everyone now wearing wings is planted in Arlington, there will still be lots of manned aircraft at the Boat. For a lot of reasons; not least that we’ve never used a UAS/RPA force in anger against a peer adversary with their ECM shit in one sock. And there are plenty of missions for which Unmanned is simply not the best solution.
I was plenty skeptical about Stingray, but the program office is fighting hard against mission or requirements creep, and UCAS figured out a lot of the hard parts of FW UAS at sea, though obviously there will be a lot of teething pain when it comes to full CVW integration. But I think it’s actually do-able.
If the Navy follows the AF model, it'll be winged aviators (or NFOs?).Who will “fly” the MQ-25?
Hmmm....your argument is not that convincving. Look at the AF model with currently more UAV pilots than Fighter Pilots. Is this the Navy's future?I really really doubt it. I’ve got a crisp $5 bill that says years from now, when everyone now wearing wings is planted in Arlington, there will still be lots of manned aircraft at the Boat. For a lot of reasons; not least that we’ve never used a UAS/RPA force in anger against a peer adversary with their ECM shit in one sock. And there are plenty of missions for which Unmanned is simply not the best solution.
I was plenty skeptical about Stingray, but the program office is fighting hard against mission or requirements creep, and UCAS figured out a lot of the hard parts of FW UAS at sea, though obviously there will be a lot of teething pain when it comes to full CVW integration. But I think it’s actually do-able.
Who will “fly” the MQ-25?
It's probably only a matter of time before all USN ships have UAV facilities. All the LCSs have an MD-4 MCS installed, I believe DDG-1000 does as well, and FFG(X) is planned to have UAV facilities from the start.IKE just reveived their UAWC (Unmanned Aviation Warfare Center) in preps for incorporating the MQ-25.
Is this the beginning of the end manned manned carrier aviation? Another nail in the coffin?
Probably depends on how it will be "flown." As fester has mentioned some unmanned aircraft are RPAs and some are UAVs. MQ-8 is autonomous; the operator tells it where to go and the robot figures out how to get there.Who will “fly” the MQ-25?