Melchett,
Indeed old chap - the USMC see it that way....as Lt Gen Davies USMC (ret) put it
“MAGTF EW transitions the Marine Corps from a focus on low density/high-demand EW platforms, to a distributed, platform-agnostic strategy – where every platform contributes/ functions as a sensor, shooter and sharer – to include EW.”
Having recently taken part in a number of NATO research projects looking at future vertical lift technology, the concept of "non-traditional" and distributed ISR is alive and well. Just need to fund it........