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The Future For UAVs in the U.S. Air Force

When the Air Force recently mapped out a game plan to 2047, its report contained a big surprise: Fewer pilots and more robotic planes acting on their own. Will the airman-centric service accept a future with fewer cockpits? And are we ready for UAVs that can fire their weapons without human permission?

Read the excerpt above, read about 1/3 of the cited article, and saw that Peter Singer, author of one of my favorite books Corporate Warriors, has recently written a book on the subject of unmanned aerial vehicles; I bought it on Amazon with free shipping. All within the span of 5 minutes. And I barely had to put down my fork.