You have called the ball here.
The Raptors and the JSF will be the very last maned fighters we build.
It is just soo much cheaper to build the robots and have our guys and gals sitting in an office complex somewhere making the rubble bounce and then getting in their cars and going home for a cold beer.
At volume production, we can put 10 of these in the air for the cost of a JSF.
Pilot training is also 1/10th the cost.
It's a no-brainer.