Unmanned Military?
An unmanned military may not be far in the future. Although there will always be a need for boots on the ground, the Navy is now experimenting with landing unmanned drones on aircraft carriers. This article from military.com breaks down exactly how the Navy intends to land the aircraft.
The benefits of an unmanned fleet of fighters may also be its weakness. Without a human pilot there is no danger of losing a life. The threat of losing just one life gives reason for pause before ordering a mission. Without that, the only barrier is cost. I don't think that it is unreasonable to think that political and military leaders would be become more willing to strike more targets.
Because the march of progress will go on there is no way to reverse it, but the unintended consequences should be pondered and somehow mitigated.
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Good thinking point. However, the media makes note of almost every casualty - real or imagined - these days. As does the blogosphere. Makes it hard to conduct full scale operations from a PR standpoint. The logistics, as you point out, are another matter.
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