The Future of the F-35 Italy cuts back

[Centurion40]

I wonder if the Frenchies would sell us some of these?

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

So long as it doesn't catch fire when it gets wet, then yes.

I wonder what the hell it would take to run one of those things? Cost and personale wise

We could always tow it around with some supertugs ..... like a semi-mobile airfield

I want giant Arctic Zepplins that drift east with the jet stream. Big enough to carry a radar and a missile battery. They don't consume fuel. They are packed up for a boxcar ride back west. They are always hovering in unknown locations. Watching. Waiting.

[LongBlade]

I want giant Arctic Zepplins that drift east with the jet stream. Big enough to carry a radar and a missile battery. They don't consume fuel. They are packed up for a boxcar ride back west. They are always hovering in unknown locations. Watching. Waiting.

In truth the modern equivalent is probably closer to a satellite or loitering UAV.

[Centurion40]

True, but not nearly as visually impressive as a Zeppelin!

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

Satellites have known orbits. UAVs are good. They have a lot of mechanicals that need to be cloaked from radar. Zeppelins could be almost radar invisible as thin plastic sheets at very little cost. You would need to stealth the radar and the missile battery. You can have stealth angles using a vaccum tent structure over PTFE membrane.

And you get your steam-punk fix. I know it sucks having a stealth armada over your territory for $20k each when fancy UAVs are millions each. ;-)

[Windigo]

Satellites have known orbits. UAVs are good. They have a lot of mechanicals that need to be cloaked from radar. Zeppelins could be almost radar invisible as thin plastic sheets at very little cost. You would need to stealth the radar and the missile battery.

And you get your steam-punk fix.

I say arm them with high tech Coke-mentos shooters... better than a rail gun and invisible to radar

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

Satellites have known orbits. UAVs are good. They have a lot of mechanicals that need to be cloaked from radar. Zeppelins could be almost radar invisible as thin plastic sheets at very little cost. You would need to stealth the radar and the missile battery.

And you get your steam-punk fix.

I say arm them with high tech Coke-mentos shooters... better than a rail gun and invisible to radar

Laser! Who needs laser sharks when you can have laser Zepplins!

[Windigo]

Satellites have known orbits. UAVs are good. They have a lot of mechanicals that need to be cloaked from radar. Zeppelins could be almost radar invisible as thin plastic sheets at very little cost. You would need to stealth the radar and the missile battery.

And you get your steam-punk fix.

I say arm them with high tech Coke-mentos shooters... better than a rail gun and invisible to radar

Laser! Who needs laser sharks when you can have laser Zepplins!

and if we used a lot of transparent materials.... they'd be super stealthy

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

Yeah, and if anyone does see them it lasers their fricken eye out.

[Windigo]

Yeah, and if anyone does see them it lasers their fricken eye out.

Canadian Cruise Missles too?

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

Nice drawing.

[Steelgrave]

Is Bruce Campbell remote piloting it?

[MIGMaster]

tar sands powered  ;)

[MIGMaster]

The latest:

http://thechronicleherald.ca/canada/683974-f-35-critiques-watered-down-in-commons-report

[Shelldrake]

^Typical!  >:(