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Old 10th Feb 2022, 18:58
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tdracer
 
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Something that bothers me about the 'Skyborg' or 'Loyal Wingman'...
The F35 is a single seat fighter - one would think the pilot has a pretty much full time job with their own aircraft. So who's in control of the 'wingmen' - someone on the ground? Seems to me the concept might be better suited to a 2-seater - where a weapons officer type could give basic instructions to the wingmen (which presumably would be semi-autonomous) such as 'attack that bogie' or 'bomb that ground target'.
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