re: Do you think we will ever develop another manned fighter jet?

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Putting a human being above the battlefield gives you the ability to see the broader picture and respond accordingly especially against an advanced enemy.

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An advanced enemy can counter manned AND unmanned air assets much easier than they can surface based systems.

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A 21st century battlefield will have so much electronic noise that many communications and control freqs will be jammed into ineffectiveness.

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True, but that applies to CAS and surface based fire support.

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We are still shifting our nation's military towards "littoral" combat scenarios against "technologically dumb" enemies which will lead to a bloody nose when Russia or China comes marching.

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Agreed