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A: In short, yes, drones are always aircraft. The International Civil Aviation Organization defines aircraft as any machine that can derive support in the atmosphere from the reactions of the air other than the reactions of the air against the earthâs surface..
China, by contrast, is projected to have no fifth-generation aircraft by 2020. And by 2025, the gap only widens.â. The U.S. fighter count is bolstered by the Pentagonâs recent decision to count the latest MQ-9 Reaper drones as fighters, too. The Air Force expects even more capable drone fighters in the next 15 years.