2. Ability to outmaneuver any manned aircraft by exceeding the human g limit.
3. Greatly lowered cost in both manufacture and pilot training (or lack of).
4. When fully realized, AI that is superior to human pilots -- increasing overall combat effectiveness and reducing error.
Not unique to unmanned aircrafts. On the other hand, pilots need to go to the restroom, get hungry, and tired.
Only useful if human pilot have low latency access to aircraft, or if AI is good enough to fight. Otherwise, you're good as owned.
Useful, when nobody is trying to shoot down your drone.
In 30 years, maybe.
6. Stealth
7. Autonomy
8. Cost of pilot death (human loss)
9. Reduced training time
The increased willingness and ability to attack is a bad thing.
2. Ability to outmaneuver any manned aircraft by exceeding the human g limit.
3. Greatly lowered cost in both manufacture and pilot training (or lack of).
4. When fully realized, AI that is superior to human pilots -- increasing overall combat effectiveness and reducing error.