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Well, cavalry to tanks was more of an evolution. The cavalry was still there, and still mounted by men, it was just mechanized and armored.

And I can think of at least one old horse soldier who embraced the tank and did quite well with them: Gen. George S. Patton.

Now manned aircraft to unmanned drones; piloted by geeks in trailers watching a video screen with joystick in hand; that's a bit tougher to swallow for the men who spent their whole careers turning and burning.

Manned and unmanned both have their places. I can't see unmanned totally replacing manned. Eventually the enemies will learn to jam signals or insert their own command stream into the instructions for the drone.

Nothing electronic is totally hack proof these days.

I can't see unmanned totally replacing manned. Eventually the enemies will learn to jam signals or insert their own command stream into the instructions for the drone.

I don't think the Air Force will give up on manned combat planes until they come up against unmanned Chinese fighters capable of 15 or 20-G turns that would turn a pilot into pulp or even a sustained 8-G turn that would cause a pilot to black out. The areodynamics of a modern fighter exceed the capabilities of any pilot.