Posted on 07/01/2010 10:29:22 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
Insitu has teamed with BOSH Global Services to train U.S. Air Force Academy cadets on the disciplines critical to planning and executing missions using unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), specifically Insitu's ScanEagle, from within the Air Forces' Air Operations Center (AOC). The training is designed to familiarize academy cadets with UAS and to give them first-hand knowledge of how these systems can be integrated into Air Force Operations to support warfighters worldwide.
"ScanEagle was chosen because it is a superior system that is extremely intuitive, giving cadets a hands-on learning experience almost from day one," said U.S. Air Force Academy Lt. Col. David Latham. "This UAS is perfect for training at the academy because of its high-performance capacity at higher altitudes and extreme temperatures."
"The Air Force is training more cadets to become UAS pilots to keep pace with the worldwide demand for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. At a fraction of the cost of larger UAS platforms, the ScanEagle provides a cost-effective and efficient option for the Air Force to train cadets how to achieve their core competencies of information superiority, global attack and agile combat support," said Vice President, Sustainment Operations and General Operations Mary Margaret Evans.
Through the program, cadets get hands-on experience in the operation of UAS. They also receive instruction about intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, aerodynamics, mission planning, emergency procedures, visual observer duties and techniques and airmanship concepts
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How dissappointing it must be for a cadet to be assigned to UAS.
“Congrats on graduation, man! I got F-15s, what’d you get?”
“Remote control planes.”
“Uh... sweet. See ya!”
Soon it will seem puzzling when people sit into a military airplane, and then wiggle things around in there. And wiggling those things while seating inside of the military airplane.
If a missile hits it, it also hits a human (who, being smashed up and on fire, is then at pains to control another aircraft), and...that will seem unnecessary and strange.
Just wait.
You know SOS, you really ought to be including a picture when you post these articles. Just to help capture folk’s attention.
Thank you for the suggestion. I promise that I will do as often as I can.
:)
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