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The Relentless March of the Robot Planes

Steve Scott

Monday, August 7th, 2006

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The Move Toward Ultimate Automation The world's militaries are increasingly turning to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to fight the asymmetrical guerilla wars of the 21st century. However, a chronic shortage of adequately trained pilots may accelerate the "pilotless" trend in the civilian sector as well, with sanguine consequences for aviation safety and security. India and China have been the first to feel the pinch as they expand their commercial aviation sectors and find experienced pilots hard to come by. China…

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