[quote=Adlerdriver;463487]All,
Are we really allowing a predator to perform the same CAS mission that an F-16/15E/18 is taking care of in the AOR? If I were in a "need CAS NOW" type of situation, I'm not sure I'd be real happy if my plea for help was answered with a UAV instead of a manned CAS aircraft (no matter who was flying it and how good their judgment was).quote]
Yes.
Worked with a lot of JTACs in my last unit, they had their preferential aircraft. But when they were getting shot at, the plane they loved the most was the one that came in and saved their butt.