Originally Posted by
Martin the Martian
Hmm, BAE collaborate on a future combat aircraft with another nation. Might put them in a good place when the Typhoon replacement rears its head -assuming of course it won't be unmanned.
Could an Air Defence fighter ever be unmanned or remotely operated? Physics would dictate that you would have a (small) lag time between the observation, command and execution of any manouvre or operation.