Originally Posted by
LivingInMEM
James, what if the target moves, the priority of the targets change, or a new high-priority target pops up in the many hours between takeoff and the strike/crash into the target and the enemy inhibits the radio spectrum enough to sever comms with the unmanned CRJ or NGB? Should we just assume that the vehicle in question will just indiscriminately bomb or crash into an unverified target? It's amazing how so many smart people are so perplexed by problems that are so obviously and simply solved by you!
Then you update your drone's flight plan, if the russians can launch a space shuttle 30 years ago and land it on a runway with no people, we can surely figure this one out. I mean, you could assume the same problem with manned flight, that the enemy will jam radio communications and no "update" would be possible, same problem, no different outcome.