The LongShot program could enable aircraft to engage aerial threats further away, remain less vulnerable while doing so, and much more.
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@Cabatli_53 , this looks very similar to what you were explaining few days ago.
In concept, a larger manned aircraft would fire this unmanned air vehicle, which could then fly to a certain area and engage multiple aerial threats with its own weapons. This, in turn, would extend the range of the launch platform and reduce its vulnerability to hostile aircraft or air defenses, among many other benefits.
if we adapt this idea to our system a F16 or TFX will control MIUS that will release a missile to engage enemy craft with the shorter range AAM weapons it has on board. Or make it even simpler just release this missile which has AAM weapons on board to sneak in to the range of enemy craft by not targeting it but getting close to it and then shoot it.
US must have had the same idea!