We are decades away from fielding an unmanned aircraft that can establish air supremacy. Current UAV drones are effective because they operate within a relatively short range and act primarily as surveillance craft. A remotely-controlled drone up against a live pilot in a Sukhoi or MiG would get destroyed in a blink.
“We are decades away from fielding an unmanned aircraft that can establish air supremacy. Current UAV drones are effective because they operate within a relatively short range and act primarily as surveillance craft. A remotely-controlled drone up against a live pilot in a Sukhoi or MiG would get destroyed in a blink.”
You got that right. It seems that many well-meaning folks are under the impression that we are close to fielding all Drone Aircraft fighter squadrons. In reality, we have at least 20 years to make that possible.