Alternative Fuel For The Air Force's UAV Drone Fleet

Staff Sgt. Christopher DeLucia checks systems on an unmanned aircraft at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada. The US has 120 drones, 35 aloft at any given time. Tony Avelar/The Christian Science Monitor

UAV Is Latest Air Force Plane Tested To Run On Alternative Fuel -- Christian Science Monitor

A drone that runs on alternative fuels?

The Air Force has been running flight tests with the goal of certifying its US fleet to burn a 50-50 mix of fossil fuels and alternative fuels by 2016. On Monday it tested a Global Hawk UAV.

That's the latest from the Air Force, which has been running tests to see how its aircraft perform burning something other than straight jet fuel. The initiative is aimed not only at shrinking its carbon footprint and spurring alternative fuels development, but also at strengthening national security.

Monday's alternative fuel test of the Global Hawk UAV was considered one of the most challenging yet for the Air Force.

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My Comment: 120 drones in the fleet, with 35 flying at any time. This is something that I did not know.