[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

What is or will be the purpose of this uav?

[freedumb2003]

>>What is or will be the purpose of this uav?<<

Dunno. Modern jetliners do not need pilots for 99.999% of their operations anyway. Pilots manually take off and land because they want to, not because they have to.

If an entire cockpit staff ever became disabled, a la the movies, there is a 3 step process to engage the auto pilot (cigarettes no longer allowed after initiation) which could fly and land the plane with zero problems even in terrible weather and near zero visibility.

[PIF]

What is or will be the purpose of this uav?
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to interdict enemy fighters at a remove; to take out enemy AAD before piloted planes arrive; among many other roles

[mabarker1]

To sell it to any Govt that will sign a Contract in hopes of taking some of the losses on the 737Max Software mess.