Defense Tech: Fighter Jets' New Role: Recon
Developments in radar and other sensors are only strengthening the ISTAR capabilities of tactical jets. F-15Cs, F/A-18E/Fs and F/A-22s equipped with Active Electronically Scanned Array radars are capable of simultaneous ground-mapping and tracking of ground targets, ….. The performance of unmanned reconnaissance aircraft during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have shown beyond any resonable doubt that the need of a human in the drivers seat is no longer required.
