i think we need be concerned with both at the moment.
Unmanned aircraft aren't really all their cracked up to be, they have lots of restrictions that manned aircraft don't have; weather restrictions, speed, they cost alot more than people think, the supply chain again is longer than for a lot of similar aircraft.
The Nimrod could do more than drop life jackets, it can act as an airborne command and control platform. The fact it had engines in the wing root gave it very long endurance, it could also operate at very low level whilst using little fuel. Look at the us options the P-8; large nacelles hanging under the wing massive amount of drag at low level. It is the same inside as a Nimrod all the command systems are the same.
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