The Air Force announced today that it is on track to increase the number of unmanned aerial vehicle combat patrols in Iraq and Afghanistan from 12 to 21 by the end of 2009, nearly a year ahead of what service officials had originally planned. The 21 combat air patrols, or CAPs, expected to be fielded by December 2009 will fill the UAV intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance requirement outlined by senior leaders at U.S. Central Command. The decision to accelerate the...
