Re: 'fully autonomous'
> Routine maintenance on these things is horrendous. It has to happen after every flight for reliability. Humans are required to do that maintenance. And fill out the forms so beloved by administrators everywhere. In quintuplicate, no doubt, given it's a military operation.
In the case of F-35 it is automated (ALIS). In fact it is so advanced and interacts deeply with the fighter that the fighter is grounded unless ALIS works. Not joking, look it up if you don't believe me.
https://breakingdefense.com/2017/06/breaking-alis-glitch-grounds-marine-f-35bs/
Biting the hand that feeds IT
