U.S. Drone Fleet at ‘Breaking Point’

Drone operators fly an MQ-9 Reaper training mission from a ground control station at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, in this U.S. Air Force handout photo taken October 3, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Airman 1st Class Michael Shoemaker/USAF/Handout

Dave Majumdar, Daily Beast: Exclusive: U.S. Drone Fleet at ‘Breaking Point,’ Air Force Says



WNU Editor: The first sentence of this report sums it up ....



.... Too many missions and too few pilots are threatening the ‘readiness and combat capability’ of America’s unmanned Air Force, according to an internal memo.



and the last sentence explains why ....



.... fewer new troops enter the ranks while more and more veteran operators vote with their feet.