Light attack aircraft versus drones for close support

Will militaries return to light fixed-wing attack aircraft to support ground troops and spare frontline jets?

The idea is sensible, but forces are expected to choose drones instead.

The audience proposal uses light attack aircraft to support troops without consuming the money and airframe life of frontline jets. That logic is sensible, though militaries are expected to follow the drone route instead. The exchange captures a procurement choice between a cheaper crewed specialist and an uncrewed system intended to fill much of the same lower-cost role.