why do some fighter aircraft have a Weapons System Officer while others don’t(?) (more in comments)

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This is inspired by seeing Top Gun: Maverick, where one fighter has a second person in the cockpit as a weapons system officer, while the other doesn’t. Does the other aircraft only have a one-seat cockpit?

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Most of the weapons are highly automated so the world load is usually manageable for just one pilot.

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