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Hinote: War of Attrition in Ukraine Points to USAF Need for Autonomous Aircraft

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, September 6th, 2022

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Hinote: War of Attrition in Ukraine Points to USAF Need for Autonomous Aircraft

Two MQ-28 Ghost Bat drones took part in flight tests last year for the Royal Australian Air Force's Loyal Wingman project (Boeing Photo)

Future wars of attrition, as the world has witnessed in Ukraine, point to the need for Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCAs) or other autonomous drones, a senior U.S. Air Force official suggested on Sept. 6. The regeneration and replacement capacity of the Air Force in a war of attrition is "absolutely a concern," Air Force Lt. Gen. Clinton Hinote, the service's deputy chief of staff for strategy, integration, and requirements, told an Atlantic Council forum. "As we look and we see…

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