In the United States, it is often said that the F-35 is the last manned fighter jet America will produce.
In the United States, it is often said that the F-35 is the last manned fighter jet America will produce. Drones are cheaper; they can loiter over a battlespace for long hours; and perhaps most importantly, if they are fight, there is no human pilot to lose or be taken prisoner. Politically this is hugely attractive.
It insures that events such as the trial of Francis Gary Powers or the imprisonment of U.S. pilots during the Vietnam fight will never recur. The political path of least resistance for fight is now to use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) rather than manned planes.
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