Interestingly, it could also have the opposite effect. Sure, it makes it less risky for your pilots when you escalate a conflict. But it also means that if ther

Interestingly, it could also have the opposite effect. Sure, it makes it less risky for your pilots when you escalate a conflict. But it also means that if there's some sort of border clash and a couple drones get shot down, it's not as big a deal because no one was actually killed. There's some more information here: https://warontherocks.com/2019/01/game-of-drones-what-experimental-wargames-reveal-about-drones-and-escalation/ https://warontherocks.com/2019/01/game-of-drones-what-experi... It's also important to note that in the last few decades very few US pilots have been shot down or killed, so switching to drones doesn't significantly change the equation. The majority of the dying is going to be from the infantry on the ground, which aren't going anywhere anytime soon.