"John R Weiss" wrote in message
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"Tarver Engineering" wrote...

I see UAVs under the direct control of the men on the ground as the
replacement for the A-10. Some sort of game boy type interface to
designate
targets would be all the human interface required. In that manner the
tendancy of the A-10 to make blue on blue incursions might be
eliminated.

If anything, remote-controlled CAS platforms will increase blue-on-blue,
and
they will likely be MORE vulnerable to defenses.

Right now a RPG in the flight deck takes out a rotary wing, so effectively
that the commanche is toast. Perhaps you would like to rethink your
supposition.

There is not a sensor available on any UAV that can provide the same
real-time
situational awareness as a man in the cockpit. All current sensors are
too
narrow in field of view and too slow in scan to give enough feedback to a
remote
operator for real-time decision making.

You mean the guy on the ground running a gameboy? Designating targets and
controlling the agressiveness mode is the extent of the operator's
authority.

Also, the weapon loadout in a UAV will not likely be as flexible as that
on an
A-10, F/A-18, or follow-on manned airplane.

That is true. There will need to be more than one model.