It’s the start of program. Pilot is meant to have minimal control. Couple of pilots with with 5 drones as wingman. Now put around 20-30 manned planes with 100 automatous drones doing various mission objectives. That’s the future USAF is planning for the next couple of decades.

Found this in Defense news article

Hawk Carlisle, a retired general who formerly led Air Combat Command, said the ability to extend an aircraft’s reach with AI-infused wingmen is the next step for air combat. “This is a natural evolution, especially when you look at the capability today with respect to AI, with respect to systems, with respect to the computing power and capability you can put in a particular size”

New upgrade to B2 is meant to be shown in December. Interesting to see if they announce any future interaction with loyal wingman.

Also this is an interesting article

https://www.defensenews.com/industry/techwatch/2021/11/08/darpa-has-caught-a-gremlin-drone-in-midair-can-it-grab-four-in-a-half-hour/