This is a very interesting thought. So much effort goes into the Human Factors of fighter planes (they started the field after all), that it'd be super interesting to see what a "fighter drone" looks like.
Very stealthy (no bucket/glass where the pilot has to sit). Huge amounts of lift available for high G maneuvers. Infinite air-time given a re-supply tanker is in the area.
I know the train of thought. Once I spent hour thinking of "design dirt" that sticks to machine parts and protects them from real dirt and oxidation. Then it occurred to me that it's called "paint".
