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Indeed.. There was another article today about how onboard systems saved 2 fighter pilots that passed out. I was wondering even then, why do we still put pilot
by GekkePrutser 6y ago
Indeed.. There was another article today about how onboard systems saved 2 fighter pilots that passed out.
I was wondering even then, why do we still put pilots in these things? They'll fare better on their own and will have less performance constraints.
I think part of it is the military adolation of the fighter pilot. Probably not the only reason though, a hacked swarm of armed drones is a frightening prospect.
- evgen 6y agoYou put a pilot in there because we are nowhere near giving an autonomous drone command authority on a kill. The pilot is also smarter than any UAV and has situational awareness that even a drone ground control station lacks. Oh yeah, and that F-35 can be commanding portions of that swarm of armed drones.