The articles conclusions seem rather devoid of reasoning. Why would an F22 be the only way to access hostile airspace? The F22 is extremely expensive and carr

The articles conclusions seem rather devoid of reasoning. Why would an F22 be the only way to access hostile airspace? The F22 is extremely expensive and carries a crew onboard. Remotely piloted drones can be used in a semi-disposable manner to access hostile airspace. Manned aircraft are going the way of horse cavalry. We have a lot of romantic attachment to fighter jocks, so we can't accept that they are no longer relevant. Missiles and drones. Face it people.