The head of the defense intelligence community this week praised the Air Force's response to the overwhelming strain on the under-resourced Predator and Reaper enterprise, calling the branch's recent pledge to boost manning levels and increase pay and incentives for pilots instead of cutting sortie rates "swift and decisive." Michael Vickers, under secretary of defense for intelligence, said at a Jan. 21 Atlantic Council forum that remotely piloted aircraft have helped usher in a "golden age" for intelligence gathering, with...
