Pentagon Bolsters Autonomous Aircraft Push

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The Pentagon is expanding on some of its flagship initiatives to field a diverse set of new autonomous systems quickly and in greater numbers, signaling a sense of urgency to scale up equipment inventories. The latest move also aims to familiarize the U.S. military with a range of uncrewed aircraft...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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