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Old November 20th 03, 05:18 AM
robert arndt
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EADS has had the idea to develop bomber aircraft through its EFW
conversion facility (former Junkers). Airbus 300-series conversion
bombers would cargo drop smart APs, or AeroPallets armed with missiles
and possibly other munitions. Another German idea is to drop a UCAV
mothership that would launch a "swarm" of UCAV killvehicles into enemy
airspace or against strong armored formations on the ground.
Dornier also has a design for a wedge-shaped tactical bomber. But the
most futuristic concept is the NiMet- a "Meta-bomber". This concept is
way beyond anything the US has concieved for the as-of-yet
undetermined B-3.

Rob