On Thu, 25 Dec 2003 22:36:13 GMT, "Shchelkunchik"
wrote:


"Rostyslaw J. Lewyckyj" wrote in message
. ..
Scott Ferrin wrote:
Heh, heh. Guess that means there' no way in hell Russia will be able
to afford an equivalent LOL

But Scott,
Conspicuous consumption, is not what it's all about.
Perhaps an equivalent or better, doesn't need to cost
so much ??
What is the problem that needs this gadget to be built?
Perhaps there is/are other solutions!
--
Rostyk


Surrender? Running away? Those are European solutions.

Hope you aren't including Great Britain in that statement! If so
please apologize forthwith.

When war is suddenly thrust upon you, there is no time to decide about
manufacturing war materials to defend yourself. Perhaps Poland and France,
etc learned something about this earlier?

The US did learn from Pearl Harbor.

The US is always evaluating how to spend its defense dollars. This is one of
the reasons why UAVs and UCAVs are being developed at a feverish pace.
Lots of new things on the horizon like smart bombs that can loister over a
battlefield and return to base if not needed.

UCAVs will be a part of a strike package with many UCAVs flying in the
formation and controlled from a master aircraft. UCAVs will also have A/A
capabilities as well as recon, ecm and ground attack.