By Marina Malenic The Air Force last week released a long-term plan for expanding the role of unmanned aircraft. Col. Eric Mathewson, director of the service's Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Task Force, told reporters on July 23 that the leadership is moving away from "the notion of UAS as a separate, minor Air Force capability." "In order for UAS to be institutionalized, they must be integrated into Air Force programs, plans, processes and culture," he said. The 80-page "flight plan"…
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