On: F-35: What The Pilots Say

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Not just that human pilots would be phased out.

But that the F-35 is planned on being a command and control centre for a fleet of drones flying alongside it.

In that context weapons capabilities and dogfighting aren't important but its key strengths in stealth and sensor unification definitely are.

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Isn't this being sort for beta-phase at the moment because currently the f35 doing the targeting doesn't have to be the one launching the weaponry?

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Wouldn't the sensors and fusion system be entirely swapped out in that case, too?