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Old 12th February 2026 | 17:44
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That spec will soon be large enough to have objects in deep space see their orbits changed.

It sounds like they want something the size of an F-18, with the speed of an F-18, and the range of an F-18, but without the hassle of including a pilot or catapult or landing deck that an F-18 requires.

I'm sure the Systems Engineering PowerPoint Pilots are readying the little lightning bolt clip art to show how everything is connected. With AI I'm sure they can punch up those presentations with animations showing how the not-F-18s are launched and recovered, but from far enough away to obscure the lack of details about the implementation.
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