UAV and JSF

I have another piece on the the future of the F-35 at the Diplomat, one that I think gets to some of the issues brought up in this (excellent) thread:

The question of how UAVs will contribute to air superiority goes to the core of the utility not just of the UCLASS, but also of the F-35C.  If we envision the JSF as the centerpiece of a networked system-of-systems that includes subsurface, surface, and unmanned aerial assets, part of a chain of capabilities between see-er and shooter, it begins to look like a much more formidable weapon, its drawbacks as a fighter notwithstanding.

A bit more on my own views; as my National Interest article suggested, I think we're beyond the point that the F-35 can be "killed" in any meaningful sense. I also think it's going to be a while before we have sufficient perspective to think through how disastrous the program has been.