Enlisted or Officer Drone Pilots

Abstract

This paper compares remotely piloted aircraft-drones-operations in both the US Army and US Air Force. It argues that officers should continue to pilot Air Force drones because of the increased risks and more complicated missions of Air Force drones versus Army drones. It points out that the current rise of drones and decline of manned aircraft in the Air Force will push its officers to drones anyway. This is a good trend because the risks and complexity of Air Force drones missions will increase with time. The same trend in the Army will force that service to use warrant officers in its most challenging drone missions, leaving the commissioned Army officers free to do their primary job leading heroically from the front.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2010
Accession Number
AD1019042

Entities

People

  • Gary B. Rafnson

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Department Of Defense
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Military Pilots
  • New York
  • Surface To Air Missiles
  • Tactical Aircraft
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Video Games
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerial Unmanned Vehicle Swarm Micro Periodontal Dentistry.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy