More UAV Monitoring Automation Could Reduce Manpower Needs
August 30 2010
The U.S. Air Force is considering adding more automation to handle the often tedious task of monitoring unmanned aerial vehicles to reduce the burden on personnel, reports the Air Force Times.
A single combat patrol by MQ-1 Predator or MQ-9 Reaper UAVs requires 174 airmen to monitor the feeds.
Automating the computers to monitor the feeds and alert airmen to activity on their screens, could help the service reduce the number of airmen needed for each patrol, according to...
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