They know future generations of UAVs will kill off any manned fighter with ease. Even the Military/Industrial Complex realizes a bad bet when it sees one. A paradigm shift has arrived, like when Billy Mitchell rendered the battleship obsolete.
“They know future generations of UAVs will kill off any manned fighter with ease. “
Really? Even if said UAV can’t detect the target? Even with auto-pointed beam weapons (anti-missile/anti-UAV) in play?
We’ll see.