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US Air Force to Introduce 1,000 AI-Controlled Drones
Unmanned aerial vehicles, better known as drones, have changed the face of the battlefield in Ukraine, and the Pentagon intends to take their use to the next level – with AI.
As the manufacturers work on the technology, Air Force officials will be examining a range of operational and logistical issues, such as payload capability, peacetime and wartime runway requirements, fixed and mobile infrastructure, in-air refueling and so on. “All of those are issues to be worked out as we see one what kind of CCAs we actually get out of this [contractual process]… The experimental ops unit folks will develop tactics, techniques and procedures for how we want to employ them, and then [examine] the best way to organize, train and equip those squadrons most efficiently, most effectively,” he added. The US Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said: “These drones are not just additions to the fleet; they are potential lifesavers, heralding a new era where pilotless fighters play a crucial role in securing victory and safeguarding lives.”
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