"real" weapons tech thread (was: coupla Full Thrust questions)

> Adam wrote:

> Seen Janes Defence Weekly recently? The RAF say that the Tornado could

The Pentagon is also working on ground robots that will detect/clear
mines and scan for chemical/biological weapons. They hope to deploy
them to Bosnia.

The USAF has been working for several years to "take pilots out of the loop"
as one official put it. He, an Air Force General, stated that the current view
is that piots are "obsolete" and are the only restrictions on aircraft
performance. Given the limits that a human body can take, it's easy to see
where this idea comes from.

There's an air show this weekend, so maybe I'll get to see some of
these cool aircraft close-up. :)

The Pentagon has been working for many years on "fuzzy logic" computers that
can play battlefield roles. At this pace, all those DSII crewed tanks will be
behind the times before they get built.;)

Christopher "Go Steelers!"