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Old March 8th 10, 06:11 PM posted to rec.aviation.military,sci.military.naval,rec.aviation.military.naval
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Default "Vanishing American Air Superiority"

On Mar 8, 6:13*am, Jack Linthicum wrote:
Question: if the "new" air arms are a mother ship piloted aircraft
with a covey of UAV "attack" or "defense" as responsibility and the
pilot's job is simply to fly the UAV operators to the scene of the
crime, is that pilot a "fighter pilot"?


Since the pilot is in the air "at the scene of the crime" and may be
requested to take evasive maneuvers at any time...

Yes!

Unless he happens to be a Naval Aviator of course.

-HJC