[ourmandave]

The Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program is developing autonomous aircraft that are likely to be part of the larger NGAD effort.

It would consist of the unmanned, loyal wingmen that would support a manned fighter.

How long before that's flipped and the manned fighter is supporting the UAV?

[foxyv]

I think the idea is that the pilot in the manned vehicle is supposed to be the one to decide on weapons employment. Also it's much harder to jam communications at sub-mile distances between a pilot an their LWMs.

If you flipped it, you may as well omit the manned fighter.