AFSOC chief outlines idea of moving to auto-landing Reapers

By Rachel Cohen / March 17, 2017 at 8:45 AM
The head of Air Force Special Operations Command earlier this month elaborated on his vision to streamline the remotely piloted aircraft workforce, saying he wants to try controlling multiple aircraft with one keyboard sometime this year. "I would really like to see AFSOC lead from a pathfinder perspective," Lt. Gen. Brad Webb told reporters at a March 2 roundtable at the Air Force Association's Air Warfare Symposium. "The technology exists with these things now that you could, I think, throw...

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