The Air Force is gathering ideas from industry to shape the next generation of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities as it retires the MQ-1 Predator and looks to the future of its big-wing battle management, command-and-control and ISR platforms. A new research and development effort uses the ideas of recent and current leadership as the blueprint for more innovative, faster and cheaper acquisition that prioritizes the issues of combat in denied areas. The Air Force expects to affordably develop "a...
