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Operators of Air Force Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Breaking Paradigms

Published 1 January 2009
Houston R. Cantwell
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TL;DR

The author discusses the history of UAS personnel policy, training, and operations, highlighting the growing chasm between manned and unmanned flight and encouraging the reader to challenge paradigms.

Abstract

Abstract : As the Air Force plans the integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the fleet, it confronts a personnel system and culture designed for and inherently biased towards manned aviation. In this article, the author discusses the history of UAS personnel policy, training, and operations, highlighting the growing chasm between manned and unmanned flight and encouraging the reader to challenge paradigms.

Keywords

Economics, Econometrics and Finance