What's In A Name?
I have to question the U.S. Navy's decision to call the personnel who fly the Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D) “air vehicle operators” rather than “pilots,” as noted in “Maverick Out” (AW&ST June 24, p. 42). This nomenclature brings back scary memories of the...
Subscription Required
This content requires a subscription to one of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) bundles.
Schedule a demo today to find out how you can access this content and similar content related to your area of the global aviation industry.
Already an AWIN subscriber? Login
Did you know? Aviation Week has won top honors multiple times in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.