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Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower
As much as everyone hates the F-35 because of the lifetime sticker cost...
How big of an advantage will it be to have considering the plane + the augmented reality helmet the pilot wears + a duo or trio of autonomous drones that are under the pilot's command?
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The more I read, the clearer it becomes that costs will fall as they refine their production methods
And oh yeah, imagine each pilot commanding a swarm of armed stealth drones like this, able to send them into the worst danger areas or use them as decoys
https://www.google.com/search?q=stea...NyRVUOm_WlM%3A
Its an idea they've been working on for years, so it will be a reality in short order no doubt
http://www.defensetech.org/2015/05/2...flying-drones/