AIR FORCE Airman 1st Class Kyle Bridges sits in the sensor operator's chair at an RQ-1 Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ground control station at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Air ForceAFA: UAV Pilots Will Outnumber Those of Manned Aircraft -- Defense News
Pilots of remotely piloted aircraft (RPAs) will become more prevalent in the U.S. Air Force than pilots of manned aircraft, the commander of the service's Air Education and Training Command said Sept. 19.
That doesn't mean the traditional pilot is going away, though, Gen. Edward Rice told reporters at the Air Force Association's fall conference in National Harbor, Md. The USAF is likely to still produce about 1,050 pilots annually.
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My Comment: And this trend is accelerating.
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