there's absolutely no solution at all, our ultra-expensive planes *must* be parked in easy drone and missile range with no meaningful defense either active or passive
Feels like this kind of failure has been coming down the pipeline for a few decades, and they refuse to admit the problem:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Challenge_2002
> The Red force, led by retired Marine Corps Lieutenant General Paul K. Van Riper, used numerous asymmetrical tactics unanticipated by the Blue force; a pre-emptive cruise missile attack sunk sixteen Blue warships and led to the exercise's suspension. The simulation was restarted with Blue forces fully restored, and Red forces heavily constrained from free-play "to the point where the end state was scripted", resulting in a Blue victory.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Challenge_2002
> The Red force, led by retired Marine Corps Lieutenant General Paul K. Van Riper, used numerous asymmetrical tactics unanticipated by the Blue force; a pre-emptive cruise missile attack sunk sixteen Blue warships and led to the exercise's suspension. The simulation was restarted with Blue forces fully restored, and Red forces heavily constrained from free-play "to the point where the end state was scripted", resulting in a Blue victory.
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I enjoyed the part where he used light signals and bike messengers to completely overwhelm the team that was supposed to win..
> retired Marine Corps Lieutenant General Paul K. Van Riper, adopted an asymmetric strategy, in particular, simulating using old methods to evade Blue's sophisticated electronic surveillance network. Van Riper simulated using motorcycle messengers to transmit orders to front-line troops and World-War-II-style light signals to launch airplanes without radio
> retired Marine Corps Lieutenant General Paul K. Van Riper, adopted an asymmetric strategy, in particular, simulating using old methods to evade Blue's sophisticated electronic surveillance network. Van Riper simulated using motorcycle messengers to transmit orders to front-line troops and World-War-II-style light signals to launch airplanes without radio
@threalist @deprecated_ii Motion to rename the Department of uh, War, the New Janissary Corps.
@deprecated_ii So we got to fight this stupid war but also we can't do literally anything to save the materiele Americans have sweated and bled to produce for zog?
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Bro I got nothing to say to that current thing speaks for itself.
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Bro I got nothing to say to that current thing speaks for itself.
@threalist @deprecated_ii The military screwed over an intelligent, innovative, and capable leader in favor of protecting the egos of the Old Boys Club? I'm shocked