I have previously posted about the future of flight and the role of UAVs. The recent shake-up in the Air Force apparently, has a connection to the UAV issue. The F 22 was a terrible waste of resources on a plane that will never have a role. It is so expensive that we cannot afford it and there is no enemy for which we need it. The future lies with unmanned flight and the Air Force is losing its role as CIA and Army controllers assume larger and larger roles flying UAVs. In fact, the Air Force Academy turns out more potential pilots than the service has cockpits for. The fighter mafia that has run the Air Force since the SAC bomber lost its role cannot seem to accept this.
Tags: Air Force, UAV, war on terror