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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Yes some aircraft only have the pilot, who is responsible for all functions of the plane. The two-seater aircraft split duties between the pilot and weapons officer to increase the amount of workload that can be accomplished by the aircraft.

Someone more knowledgeable will come along shortly, but that’s the super basic answer

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