Aircraft destroyed in Afghanistan (USAF E-11A (BACN))

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Originally Posted by tiddles52

I suspect the E-11 contains first generation equipment which is too large for a drone, and requires personnel sat there to operate it. Generation II then miniaturises the equipment and makes it so the operator can be sat on the ground doing his/her stuff via satcom.

I guess there are pro and cons for each. But it any case it is surprising that the crew was limited to 2 persons if this was an operational flight.