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Book Synopsis United States Air Force RPA Vector by : United States. Department of the Air Force
Download or read book United States Air Force RPA Vector written by United States. Department of the Air Force and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[This document] balances the effects envisioned in the USAF Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight Plan 2009-2047 with the reality of constrained resources and ambitious national strategy for a complex world. More importantly, as a visionary document, the RPA Vector opens the aperture beyond current austere fiscal realities to explore art of the possible technologies in the 2013-2038 timeframe. The intent is to examine technological advances necessary to enable the Air Force's future RPA force. The large-scale, complex, force-on-force scenarios that drove much of the military's 'traditional' approach to planning are no longer sustainable. The Air Force will continue to plan in an effort to prepare for potential scenarios, whatever they may be. The Joint force will need to be smaller, leaner, adaptable, and make selective investments to meet its missions for United States national security at home and abroad, and the Air Force will play a significant role in this effort. RPA and the effects they provide will continue to have an important role as we rebalance the force toward the Asia-Pacific region. The essential problem for future joint forces will be to project military force into an operational area and sustain it in the face of armed opposition."--Executive summary, page iii.
Book Synopsis Rpa Vector by : United States United States Air Force
Download or read book Rpa Vector written by United States United States Air Force and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-05-09 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The character of future international conflicts represents a complex and unpredictable set of challenges that necessitates a significant shift in the United States' approach to warfighting. Strategic guidance in Sustaining U.S. Global Leadership: Priorities for 21st Century Defense reinforces that -...the United States will continue to take an active approach to countering...threats by monitoring the activities of non-state threats worldwide, working with allies and partners to establish control over ungoverned territories, and directly striking the most dangerous groups and individuals when necessary. The U.S. Air Force (USAF) Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Vector-Vision and Enabling Concepts: 2013-2038 balances the effects envisioned in the USAF Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight Plan 2009-2047 with the reality of constrained resources and ambitious national strategy for a complex world. More importantly, as a visionary document, the RPA Vector opens the aperture beyond current austere fiscal realities to explore art of the possible technologies in the 2013-2038 timeframe. The intent is to examine technological advances necessary to enable the Air Force's future RPA force.
Book Synopsis Towards Predicting Completion for United States Air Force (USAF) Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Training by : Jade B. Driggs
Download or read book Towards Predicting Completion for United States Air Force (USAF) Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Training written by Jade B. Driggs and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Civilian and military use of remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) has significantly increased in recent years. Specifically, the United States Air Force (USAF) has an insatiable demand for RPA operations, that are responsible for fulfilling critical demands in every theater 24 hours a day, 365 days a year (United States Air Force, 2015). Around the clock operations have led to a manning shortage of RPA pilots in the USAF. The USAF MQ-9 0́−Reaper0́+ Weapons School trains tactical experts and leaders of Airmen skilled in the art of integrated battle-space dominance (United States Air Force, 2015). Weapons Officers for the MQ-9 platform are also critically under-manned, with only 17% of allocated slots filled (B. Callahan, personal communication, January 28, 2016). Furthermore, the leading cause of training attrition has been attributed to lack of critical thinking and problem solving skills (B. Callahan, personal communication, January 28, 2016); skills not directly screened for prior to entering the RPA pilot career field. The proposed study seeks to discover patterns of student behaviors in the brief and debrief process in Weapons School, with the goal of identifying the competencies that distinguish the top students in Weapons School.
Book Synopsis Normalizing RPA Operations by : Calvin B. Powell
Download or read book Normalizing RPA Operations written by Calvin B. Powell and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The United States Air Force Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) community developed under a state of constant combat-surge operations and is rapidly approaching 65 sustained RPA combat air patrols (CAPs). As a result of this combat focus, the community has not experienced normalized garrison operations. As the requirements in United States Central Command's (USCENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR) begin to lessen, other Geographic Combatant Commanders (GCCs) are requesting additional RPAs. This transitional phase provides an opportunity to normalize RPA operations. The Air Force should take advantage of this shift in global operations to establish a normalized steady state operational framework for the RPA community. To accomplish this, the USAF must ensure consistent strategic emphasis on RPA steady state sustainability and readiness, counter poor international and domestic public perceptions of RPAs, provide operational priority to dedicated training, and establish a method for centralized global management that maximizes RPAs' inherent economies of scale. These steps are necessary to facilitate full spectrum readiness for all geographic combatant commands."--Abstract.
Book Synopsis Remotely Piloted Aircraft and War in the Public Relations Domain by : United States United States Air Force
Download or read book Remotely Piloted Aircraft and War in the Public Relations Domain written by United States United States Air Force and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-12-06 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The well-intentioned author of the article "The Killing Ma-chines," which appeared in the Atlantic last year, offers a lengthy description of a Hellfire missile strike by a remotely piloted aircraft (RPA). The story's protagonist, a "19-year-old American soldier" who entered Air Force basic military training straight out of high school, became an MQ-1 Predator crew member upon graduation. Reportedly, on his very first mission at the controls, the "young pilot" observed a troops-in-contact situation on the ground. The "colonel, watching over his shoulder, said, 'They're pinned down pretty good. They're gonna be screwed if you don't do something.' " The narrative goes on to describe the Hellfire missile strike and the psychological effect it had on the Airman. To a sophisticated military audience, the factual inconsistencies in this account are apparent. Air Force RPAs are crewed by Airmen, not Soldiers. The 19-year-old Airman (an enlisted rank) cannot be an Air Force pilot (an officer rating). The article claims that during his first time at the controls, this Airman finds himself on a combat mission in-theater. In reality, he would have become familiar with the controls at initial qualification training, prior to arriving at his first combat squadron. Furthermore, when colonels speak to Airmen about life-and-death combat decisions, they tend to do so in terms of direct orders rather than leading suggestions. How can Mark Bowden, notable historian and author of such well-received books as Black Hawk Down, commit such factual errors? The answer is simple. Information about Air Force RPA operations is rarely available-and when it is, it usually proves unreliable. This article contends that because an information vacuum exists with respect to US RPA operations, well-meaning people cannot gain adequate knowledge to develop and share an informed opinion on the most important RPA questions. It calls this dearth of information "the epistemic problem."
Book Synopsis Grounding the RPA Force by : Charles M. Washuk
Download or read book Grounding the RPA Force written by Charles M. Washuk and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The 2015 Air Force Future Operating Concept, presents an overarching framework as to how the Air Force will provide global vigilance, reach, and power through the application of “operational agility” to meet and resolve challenges in the year 2035. More recently, the Air Force published its Air Superiority 2030 Flight Plan, which calls for an integrated “family of systems” to achieve air and space superiority in future conflicts. A significant part of the solution in both publications involves the application of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) in a combat role to accomplish mission objectives. While RPAs have been in use for over a decade, the demand for their employment has been drastically increasing. The amount of trained personnel required to operate attack RPAs, however, has been on the decline, generating a manning crisis in this career field. Grueling operational hours, the introduction of mental and emotional stressors, the perception of inequality amongst peers, and lower school and promotion selection rates have led to highly qualified RPA operators ejecting from the Air Force after completion of their service commitment. As a result, the current RPA pilot retention rates will prevent the Air Force from meeting the demand of 2035, even with the advancements of technology. This research paper proposes that the Air Force needs to transform the RPA pilot career field and provide the same advancement opportunities as the rest of the Air Force pilot community to improve retention and recruitment. Specifically, it should address how the RPA community is advertised to the world, how RPA candidates are trained and consider renaming the career field altogether. Failing to address the problems facing the RPA force may cause the Air Force to continue on its path of fostering a toxic relationship from within the pilot community, lose experienced Airmen, and ultimately be unable to meet the challenges it will face in 2035"--Abstract.
Book Synopsis Air Force, actions needed to strengthen management of unmanned aerial system pilots by :
Download or read book Air Force, actions needed to strengthen management of unmanned aerial system pilots written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 2008, the Air Force has more than tripled the number of its active-duty pilots flying RPAs, which is the term the Air Force uses to refer to unmanned aerial systems such as the MQ-1 Predator. Due to increases in demand, RPA pilots have had a significant increase in workload since 2007. GAO was asked to evaluate the Air Force's approach to managing its RPA pilots as well as their quality of life and promotion rates. For this review, GAO evaluated the extent to which the Air Force (1) has used a strategic human-capital approach to manage RPA pilots; (2) has addressed concerns, if any, about the working conditions of RPA pilots that may affect their quality of life; and (3) analyzes the promotion rates of RPA pilots. GAO analyzed personnel planning documents, Air Force studies, and officer promotion data. GAO also interviewed unit commanders at selected Air Force bases and Headquarters Air Force officials and conducted focus groups with RPA pilots. While the results of these focus groups are not generalizable, they provide valuable insights. GAO recommends that the Air Force update optimum crew ratios; establish a minimum crew ratio; develop a recruiting and retention strategy; evaluate using alternative personnel populations to be pilots; use feedback from RPA pilots; analyze the effects of being deployed-on-station; and analyze the effect that being an RPA pilot has on promotions. The Air Force concurred with four recommendations and partially concurred with the remaining three recommendations.
Book Synopsis Demystifying RPA Operations Post OEF by : David Van Pelt
Download or read book Demystifying RPA Operations Post OEF written by David Van Pelt and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "President Obama's opening statement in the US National Security Strategy (NSS) states, "As influence extends to more countries and capitals, we will build new partnerships in every region, and strengthen international standards and institutions... Our long-term security will come not from our ability to instill fear in other peoples, but through our capacity to speak to their hopes." As Operation ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF) draws to a close, the United States has an opportunity to rebalance its forces and focus on this principle of the NSS. Since 2004, there has been an emphasis on intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) full-motion video (FMV) platforms and their unique ability to bring real time situational awareness to a multitude of users. Yet, this unique capability also brings new challenges. Covert action by government agencies utilizing remotely piloted aircraft (RPAs) to track and kinetically attack terrorist operatives has proven successful, however, it has come at a cost to the reputation of the entire RPA force and ISR community. Consequently, 'drones' are now viewed by many in the United States and abroad as purely covert weapons of death and destruction. This needs to change as it leads to a negative impact on US policy and serves to help the cause of the enemy. RPAs, and their manned ISR aircraft cousins, are awareness enhancers, capable of a multitude of missions including humanitarian assistance and disaster recovery. This paper explores benefits of utilizing US Air Force FMV ISR assets to strengthen multilateral partnerships across Combatant Commands (COCOMs) and revitalize the reputation of the RPA and ultimately US foreign policy."--Abstract.
Book Synopsis The United States Air Force Posture Statement by : United States. Department of the Air Force
Download or read book The United States Air Force Posture Statement written by United States. Department of the Air Force and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book RPAs written by U. S. Military and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-12 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A historian's occupational disease is to find old precedents for practically everything new that comes along. And that is true for remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) as well. In one way they are merely the continuation of the millennia-old human longing for methods of striking or observing one's enemies while remaining safe. The purpose of this essay is to briefly explore that which is old, to dwell for a time on what seems to be new, and to conclude with some speculations about the future of unmanned systems. George Patton once remarked that the object is not to die for one's country, but rather to make the other guy die for his. Thus, one way of looking at the history of military development is seeing it as an eternal search for standoff and precision to discover what one's enemy might be doing, or to strike him blows with minimum risk to one's health.1 That is often achieved through skill with minimal force rather than brute strength as with David and Goliath. So, too, it is with Predator operators at Creech AFB, Nevada, reaching across the world to see and then strike with small Hellfire missiles launched from Predator or Reaper RPAs. Precision-guided munitions (PGM), cruise missiles, and intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) have long shared these characteristics, but none of these can be reused-- guidance and propulsion systems are consumed with each round. RPAs have had much in common in the development of the technology with those, but are intended for reuse of the power and guidance apparatus.
Book Synopsis Air Force Register by : United States. Air Force
Download or read book Air Force Register written by United States. Air Force and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 1180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Building Developing Air Forces Around Remotely Piloted Aircraft by : Ryan Weisiger
Download or read book Building Developing Air Forces Around Remotely Piloted Aircraft written by Ryan Weisiger and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With the price of aircraft continuing to increase as more capable technology is added onto platforms, the cost to develop an air force is continually on the rise. A cost-effective way to build an air force is through Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). These platforms offer a diverse set of capabilities at significantly reduced cost, and their capabilities will continue to expand over time. The purpose of this research paper is to show that developing countries, with limited budgets, can build an air force around RPAs instead of more expensive alternatives. Africa is the test case for this paper because of its unique security situation. Most African countries focus on internal security threats instead of external threats. Internal and non-state actor security issues such as terrorism, drug trafficking, piracy, organized criminal activities, and migration plague Africa's ungoverned spaces. RPA distinguishing characteristics make them well suited for critical infrastructure protection, counter-piracy, counter-drug, disaster relief, humanitarian aid, search and rescue, and counter-terrorism missions. All these missions apply directly to the irregular threats from non-state actors in Africa today. When comparing RPAs to manned aircraft there is a significant savings over the lifetime of the aircraft from initial procurement, sustainment, and training. The two main obstacles to developing nations wanting to build an air force around RPAs are strict export policies and regulations, and the integration of RPAs into the national airspace. Recommended changes to the Missile Technology Control Regime can open up the US defense industry to export RPAs, and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has targeted 2020 to produce a MQ-9 variant able to fly unrestricted in national airspace. With these two changes implemented, the conditions for developing countries to build an air force around RPA capabilities will be set."--Abstract.
Book Synopsis AF RPA Training by : Seward E. Matwick
Download or read book AF RPA Training written by Seward E. Matwick and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Demand for UAS is here to stay, and the U.S. Air Force force structure needs to adjust away from a contingency mindset to an enduring capability. AF leaders have turned their attention to this challenge, but difficulty normalizing training in such a dynamic field is elusive. The current AF training model has struggled to meet rising demand. What the AF needs is a new training strategy. This thesis examines AF and Army UAS training, why they are different, and what strategy the AF should adopt. Behind such simple questions lie different organizational structures and visions. Despite common technologies, each service approached UAS from different starting points, and created different training models. The AF built its RPA training based on its other aviation training programs, and hindered the organization’s ability to deal with automation, significant personnel changes, and airspace integration. Conversely, the Army’s UAS training community started with small, remote-controlled drones over 25 years ago at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. It has grown and expanded into new platforms with new capabilities, and its model of universal enlisted operators trained to operate as an organic divisional asset remains. The AF and Army’s training programs each create a different product and, in turn, reflect institutional disagreement over what skills should be imparted. The Air Force’s conflict between utility and tradition in its UAS training will have a profound effect on the AF, whose ultimate raison d’etre is to fly, fight, and win— in air, space and cyberspace. In the end, this study argues for a training strategy that leverages the RPA weapon system’s unique modularity to produce well-trained RPA pilots more quickly."--Abstract.
Book Synopsis The Swarm, the Cloud, and the Importance of Getting There First by : U. S. Military
Download or read book The Swarm, the Cloud, and the Importance of Getting There First written by U. S. Military and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-17 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For all the ink spilled over remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) technology, knowledge of RPA culture remains in its infancy. Continuing the debate about culture, we argue first for the urgency of achieving manned-remote fusion in air warfare. Second, we maintain that the limiting factor in realizing that future is not technological but cultural. That is, until the RPA community finds its voice and place in the larger service, this evolution of airpower remains unlikely. The task at hand does not call for reinventing airpower but rediscovering it. Many of our Air Force greats have much to say about building a culture of technical warriors. We simply need to apply the ideas of Gen Henry "Hap" Arnold and those like him to the enterprise of remote aviation.
Book Synopsis Air Force Posture Statement by : United States. Dept. of the Air Force
Download or read book Air Force Posture Statement written by United States. Dept. of the Air Force and published by . This book was released on with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Book Synopsis Air Force Register by : United States. Air Force. Office of the Directorate of Personnel Program Actions
Download or read book Air Force Register written by United States. Air Force. Office of the Directorate of Personnel Program Actions and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Air Force Posture Statement by : United States. Department of the Air Force
Download or read book Air Force Posture Statement written by United States. Department of the Air Force and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
