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You take off, fly in a straight line for a bit and then hit a button to launch the missile which guides itself.

How is that complicated?

There are SAM's in the area and now you need to drop out of autopilot fly low through a mountain ravine and deploy countermeasures.

Once you pull up through the ravine two SU-35 are approaching from the northeast.

You have to ready for anything. A drone could do the mission you described.