Growler vs f-22? NUTS..The growler is a completely different asset as compared to the F-22 which is an air superiority fighter first and foremost .
simple answer ? Ideally (in an ideal scenario) they should recieve their info from any asset with the “right” information and the most up to date information . If their is a soldier on the ground he should be able to provide coordinates , if their is a fighter on the ground doing recce with a pod he should be able to lase the target , if their is an E-8 on the ground it should be able to provide ground movement information to the UCAV-N .
By the way UCAV-N is way way into the future (at any significant strenght level) , the DOD should have a roadmap with datalinks and bandwith about that . Bandwith is still a limiting feature here but they have many years to sort that out (15 , 20 perhaps)
I never made any comparisons between F-18G & F-22- I was merely highlighting pilot workload efficiencies and technological limitations.
As UCAV-N (the highest priority UCAV for the US military) will have long-endurance/loiter capabilities, I’ll bet you anything it’s primary battlespace-info feed will be from a WSO ‘in the loop’ and not from a CVN hundreds of miles away.
As for F-22 strike role in the short-to-medium term, if the need arises, you watch how fast they dust down those F117s & rush them to theatre before they even consider bombing-up a Raptor.
Nice to be civil with you bring_it _on, we should try it more often 🙂
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