I think you're right... you can see where it's heading.
"Tally ho" may eventually be a voice activated command issued by an F-35 pilot, which frees a robot wingman or two (or more) from echelon or line astern formation before the merge.
And "Fox One, Splash One" robotic replies in the pilot's headphones.
Actually, they'll probably be using directed energy weapons by then... Fox Five?
The traditional package certainly won't be what it used to be...