Bloomberg reports that the military will increase its fleet of unmanned aerial aircraft at least 45 percent over the next 10 years. That information is in the Pentagon's 30-year aviation report. The inventory of pilotless aircraft will grow from 445 in fiscal year 2013 to 645 in fiscal year 2022.
Bloomberg said the Defense Department plans to spend $770 billion on aviation assets from 2013 to 2022, a figure that includes drones and all other aviation assets. (Source:
Bloomberg, 04/10/12)
Gulf Coast note: Fire Scout and Global Hawk unmanned aircraft are built in part in Moss Point, Miss.
