Lawmakers propose briefings on progress of enlisted RPA pilots, suggest enlisted could fly all aircraft

By Rachel Cohen / May 9, 2018 at 1:43 PM
The House Armed Services Committee today passed an amendment to its version of the fiscal year 2019 defense policy bill requiring the Air Force secretary to brief lawmakers by spring 2019 on plans for allowing enlisted airmen to fly all remotely piloted aircraft, as well as on the possibility of creating a path for enlisted airmen to pilot any aircraft. One proposed briefing on how the service plans to implement a provision of the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization...

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