No need for pilots in the future?

The ability effectively control and use Unmanned Aircraft is pretty good in the current environment of Battlefield Air Supremacy over a much technologically capable battlefield but is much less promising in a contested Air and Electromagnetic environment. Lots of ways that a technologically capable foe could defend against a UAS based air fleet that are much less of a problem for manned aircraft.
 
I still use a map and compass, brother!

If I am going to be dropped off in a LZ by a drone, I want a parachute.
Think about it. You would almost want the Air Force to take you there, instead. ;)
 
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DSIL wants to come home from that hot LZ to his wife and child as does everyone on the ground. AF just comes in later with mop up.
 
My son was in command of an exercise at 29 Palms a few weeks ago. It was a big one with grunts, tanks, and engineers blowing up stuff. He received an incomplete recon report from an LAR platoon commander which gave him a chance to send a Lance Coolie with a drone to video the target. He also has an IPad on which he monitors the battle space, can do call for fire, order a medevac and probably a pizza. We didn't have that the last time I was at the Stumps and it wasn't too terribly that long ago.
 
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