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Old March 7th 10, 04:42 PM posted to rec.aviation.military,sci.military.naval,rec.aviation.military.naval
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Default "Vanishing American Air Superiority"

On Mar 7, 2:58*am, Jack Linthicum wrote:
On Mar 7, 4:56*am, Andrew Swallow wrote:
The next successful fighter may be a stand-off launcher of missiles
that can be guided to their incoming target by the weapons officer.


Andrew Swallow


Tell me now what pilot would allow himself to be portrayed as the cab
driver delivering the gunman to to the target?


Sixth generation jet fighter pilots are going to be the leaders of
swarms of robotic aircraft.

Since they are already officers, this won't be much of a change for
them.

And fortunately they will grow up playing real-time strategy video
games.

-HJC