"For many years, about 20, I've never got around to writing a novel about how I saw the future air war. I planned to cal it "The Swarm". The idea was of a stealthy aircraft with minimal sensors of it's own, but a UWB datalink talking to a swarm of drones of the same RCS/signature around it - up to 30-50nm ahead, behind etc. Some drones would be weapons of various types, others radars, ECM platforms, refuelling pods etc. More could launched from LRLS types trucks near the FEBA to RV; those needing recovery such as the radar & ECM would recover for net capture."
Not bad for 2012 ORAC-
you should have got a patent on it................