CRS: UAVs Make Up 41% of DOD Aircraft

In less than a decade, unmanned aircraft have become nearly half of the Pentagon’s airborne fleet. In 2005, manned aircraft dominated the fleet at 95%, but now the military’s collection of Predators, Reapers, Shadows and other UAVs represent 41% of all Defense Department aircraft, according to the...

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