I am really excited how seriously Heatblur is approaching the AI RIO. This proprietary technology will give them a huge head start to cater two-seaters in DCS in the future. I am wondering how Belsimtek will handle this problem for their F-4E, Mi-24P and AH-1S, and skeptical about RAZBAM and the F-15E. RAZBAM especially seems to be reluctant to develop any new technology on their own and I wonder if Belsimtek/ED will share their AI WSO as baseline DCS technology. I suspect they might not.
AI crews in multi-crew aircraft will be of immense importance. The lack of such is actually one of the primary reasons why I consider the Gazelle a failure, even though I really like light anti-tank helicopters in principal. Enabling auto-hover, switching seats and burying your head into the targeting sight might work at the range, but in combat it is a receipt to be shot in the face. Multiplayer is a nice pastime, but ultimately a module needs to work without it being depended in the play-schedule of other people.
So I am really glad that Heatblur is taking the extra mile with the Tomcat. It really seems as if this will become a signature module for DCS.