having a pilot makes it somewhat protected against electronic warfare you dont want russia/iran to just steal your latest tech bomber, do you? https://en.wiki

having a pilot makes it somewhat protected against electronic warfare you dont want russia/iran to just steal your latest tech bomber, do you? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93U.S._RQ-170_incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93U.S._RQ-170_incid... also rockets will never replace planes, these totally different platforms with different purposes