Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems

Problems/Opportunities With our Air Force being the top one in the world, they need to stay on top of the current information technology. Currently, our Air Force contains approximately 103,000 active duties and 97,000 reserve and guard personal (SOURCE). The Air Force is currently designing a system that will reduce the number of pilots and hence pilot casualties. This system is called Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems or J-UCAS. The Air Force is also trying to …

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