Wow, thank you Mike! I have been seeing all of this coverage of offensive CCAs and have always been obsessively curious as to whether or not logistics variants were being planned/implemented (now I find out that they have been flying around for some time now). If I saw that at 18:00 at distance and didn't know about Silent arrow I would be convinced that it was a von noyman probe from outside our solar system. Super sweet stuff.
a thousand pounds of ka-boom, dropped from a loitering cargo plane 20 miles away, following a laser designator, will change the game at the platoon level
Mike, this was fascinating and so informative. Question: how many 87 year old women do you think watched this interview? Asking as an 87 year old woman who subscribes to Merge for potential investment opportunities and chance to drive my stock broker crazy. Biggest buy was Palantir.
GPS like the desert storm strap on kit, fuel tank to feed a small jet turbine with a paint on stealth coating..... Broad strokes, now can we use f-117 stealth materials in that airframe instead of the paint on stealth?
Oh, a plastic battery fuselage with electric motor, even better. The charge in the battery would have to screw with radar. An alcohol soaked crash scene sounds so USMC the fail still works.
MISSION CREEP, the procurement bureaucrats do it apparently. I wonder how much cool gear is not making it to the fighters in the field because companies say good bye at that point?
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Thankfully, we still have a few companies/people who deliver things that "just work" as they promised.
Wow very informative stuff. PAKO this was one of the most interesting episodes and fun that I have seen. The Merge is great stuff. 👍🇺🇸 Thanks
Great way to cap 2024!🎉
Wow, thank you Mike! I have been seeing all of this coverage of offensive CCAs and have always been obsessively curious as to whether or not logistics variants were being planned/implemented (now I find out that they have been flying around for some time now). If I saw that at 18:00 at distance and didn't know about Silent arrow I would be convinced that it was a von noyman probe from outside our solar system. Super sweet stuff.
What a great interview and a great story of how Silent Arrow got to do the crazy stuff it does!
Really a lot of fun, beginning to end.
Yesssss an early Christmas present! Love The Merge!
Merry Xmas!
@@TheMergeMediaThank you. And to you also!
Eddie Rickenbaker was also a race car driver and Builder before aviation. The Pentagon should pay attention.
Super interesting and informative!
Glad you enjoyed it
1 thousand pound of food and bang bang going to a platoon is a game changer.
a thousand pounds of ka-boom, dropped from a loitering cargo plane 20 miles away, following a laser designator, will change the game at the platoon level
Mike, this was fascinating and so informative. Question: how many 87 year old women do you think watched this interview? Asking as an 87 year old woman who subscribes to Merge for potential investment opportunities and chance to drive my stock broker crazy. Biggest buy was Palantir.
You might be the only 1! But that just makes you extra special!
Ma’am, what is your secret to keeping a nimble mind? Never stop learning?
At this price point, disaster relief will change significantly.
GPS like the desert storm strap on kit, fuel tank to feed a small jet turbine with a paint on stealth coating..... Broad strokes, now can we use f-117 stealth materials in that airframe instead of the paint on stealth?
Oh, a plastic battery fuselage with electric motor, even better. The charge in the battery would have to screw with radar. An alcohol soaked crash scene sounds so USMC the fail still works.
MISSION CREEP, the procurement bureaucrats do it apparently. I wonder how much cool gear is not making it to the fighters in the field because companies say good bye at that point?
You just know the Russians/Chinese are going to attach wings to a foot locker.
😂😂