Air Force Normal

摘要

Nearly 10 years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Air Force is still ramping up to field the systems needed to fight the War on Terror. There is danger in this approach. Today's wars are not expected to last much longer, and in an era of flat budgets, the systems needed for today are crowding out the capabilities needed for tomorrow. The MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft can serve as a case in point and represent the larger effort to develop the intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance and strike capabilities needed in today's battles.