The problem isn't the drone airframe. It's taking the person OUT of the airframe. Having that pilot in that seat removes the need to replicate the kind of sit

The problem isn't the drone airframe. It's taking the person OUT of the airframe. Having that pilot in that seat removes the need to replicate the kind of situational awareness you have when you're flying your plane 100-1000 feet off the ground and making passes to identify who is who so you avoid a friendly fire incident. Until we have the kind of immersive, low-latency, realtime kind of virtual reality you'd need, using drones for CAS is a pipe-dream.