We need to expand this to include ISR support--UASs tied to Off the Shelf Video Receiver Terminals (OSVRTs) and--even better--ROVER III with laptops and a voice comm link (NOT mIRC Chat!) to the sensor payload operator/UAS pilot/mission commander.

Here is a paper I read this weekend that makes recommendations along those general lines - essentially using the CAS model for most ISR assets to reduce the peanut-butter spread you mentioned.