By Emelie Rutherford The debut version of the Air Force's next-generation bomber planned for 2018 will likely not be unmanned, the head of Air Combat Command said last week. While follow-on increments of the bomber may be able to operate without pilots in the sky, the aircraft simply may not be far enough along in its development a decade from now for drone flight, Gen. John Corley, commander of Air Combat Command, said. "To be able to give you that…
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