“Unmanned aircraft are unmanned only in name” is becoming the mantra of operators as they wrestle with the increasing demands on today’s unmanned systems. That could change with new U.S. acquisition rules designed to encourage competition and innovation in the manpower-intensive ground segment.
The ground segment is a key element of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), particularly for the U.S. Air Force as it operates deployed air vehicles remotely from the U.S. via satellite links. But the combat use of unmanned aircraft has underlined the limitations of current ground control stations (GCS).
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