>CCA drones are designed to be “loyal wingmen” that can fly alongside new and existing crewed fighter jets

The inclusion of "loyal" makes me wonder if they had a run in with some "disloyal" drones?

"Loyal" basically means "remote controlled" in this context. There's basic autonomy for enabling flight, takeoff and landing, but AFAIK the rest is controlled from the cockpit of a networked aircraft. A slight force multiplier for fighter jets, but potentially game-changing if you need to escort an AWACS or troop transport on the cheap.

Of course, that's not to say we haven't seen drones decide they want to switch sides during combat before: https://www.airandspaceforces.com/why-russia-shot-down-s-70-...

Get with the times, we call that a drone.

oooohh we're all gonna die.