The U.S. Air Force Wants To Be Able To Quickly Set-Up And Refuel Its Drones At It's FARPs

The Warzone/The Drive: Glimpse Of The Future?: MC-130 Sets Up Forward Refueling Point For MQ-9 Reaper Drone

The ability to rush small detachments of unmanned aircraft to remote, forward locations could enable all new operational concepts.

The idea of the forward arming and refueling point, or FARP, where transport aircraft quickly set up a temporary site for other planes and helicopters to take on more fuel and reload, sometimes without even shutting down their engines, is hardly new. But the U.S. Air Force also uses the procedure to support unmanned aircraft, which allow it to be more flexible about how it deploys and employs drones and could open up additional operational possibilities in the future.

Read more ....

WNU Editor: Another indication on the growing role and importance of drones in U.S. operations.