The latter paragraphs of the story degenerate into some of the uttermost
that has ever been written on the subject, and that is a
high bar.
The writer seems unaware that - at the present moment and until some unspecified future date - any aircraft with a current-generation targeting pod and ROVER capability has better sensors and comms for CAS than an F-35. But even that's not the worst:
Could it draw upon its “hovering” technology to loiter near high-value target areas? To what extent could it keep flying in the event that major components, such as engines or fuselage components, were destroyed in war?
//weeps softly, bangs head on desk....