The aircraft flew up to speeds of 1,200mph. DARPA did not reveal which aircraft won the dogfight.

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    6 months ago

    Well if both sides get working stealth dogfights are going to become more common.

    But the US seems to estimate it’s adversaries do not have such capability at the moment since it’s ordering new F-15s with the major change being air to air missile capacity.

    Missiles also did not have 100 miles range 20 years ago. That’s without considering actually detecting and tracking the target.

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      6 months ago

      Missiles also did not have 100 miles range 20 years ago.

      Somewhat missing then point there I feel.

      They are right, I was thinking the exact same thing when I read the headline, aircraft don’t really engage in dog fights anymore. It’s all missiles and long-range combat. I don’t think any modern war would involve aircraft shooting at each other with bullets.