Originally Posted by 360view
I have wondered if an improvement in engines could bring back the 747 as a freight hauler.

I have also wondered if the new US Air Force “Rapid Dragon” system that allows non-bomber aircraft to launch cruise missiles means that a couple hundred 747s should be bought up and modified as a relatively cheap way to deter naval war.

Same with A380s.

Chopping up hundreds of B-52s under Russian satellite view was as bad an idea as USA and Britain sinking war ships after World War I.
It only helps treaty cheaters


We have the recently developed "Quick Sink" bomb for that. China can build a navy as large as they want. We'll sink 'em as fast as we see 'em.
https://newatlas.com/military/quicksink-kit-turns-dumb-bombs-into-ship-destroyers/