U.S. Military To Increase Use Of Drones by 45% Under New Pentagon 30-Year Aviation Plan -- Daily Tech
The Department of Defense has offered its new 30-year aviation plan that outlines the aircraft the military intends to use in a variety of military situations. One of the most interesting things in the report is that the Pentagon expects to significantly increase the number of drones in the military fleets.
The report shows that as of fiscal year 2013 the military has 445 drones including versions of the RQ-4 Global Hawk, MQ-9 Reaper, and MQ-1 Predator drones. By fiscal 2022, the military will have 645 drone or unmanned aircraft in its fleet. The Army also wants to purchase 164 Gray Eagle drones to provide direct support to ground forces according to Pentagon. That purchase is interesting because the USAF was forced to retire multiple A-10 ground support fighters, which will be replaced with the multirole F-35 Lightning II fighter.
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