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They can be jammed, but they’re not as likely to be. I would have them remote-piloted, not completely autonomous. That way the drone only needs enough brain to manage flight surfaces and tactical-level maneuvering. That also allows for the remote pilot to have at their disposal an array of programmed “evasive” maneuvers, like a video game “combo”, that can be executed during combat, with the onboard logic system available to execute the actual maneuver and regain aerodynamic control afterwards.

Additionally, a remote-piloted UCAV with guns and bombs is easier to destroy if compromised, and will not yield anything of true value to an opponent possessing the technology necessary to bring one down intact.

... but they’re not as likely to be.

If jamming is the countermeasure against the platform, then it will be used. I am not saying that UCAVs do not have a place in air combat; they do. Personally, I see them as cannon fodder against a layered air defense system or as a first wave against a larger force. UCAVs would be part of the force mix. Cruise missles didn't replace bombers as their early boosters predicted, but they did come to fill a niche and became part of the weapons system mix.