Air Force Will Offer Bonuses To Lure Drone
Pilots
Those finishing initial commitments could get $15,000 every year for either 5 or 9 years
A pilot conducts a training flight in June at Nevada's Creech Air Force Base, which oversees drone operations.
WASHINGTON-The Air Force is taking steps to address a chronic shortage of drone pilots, sweetening the allure of flying the unmanned planes as part of a plan to alleviate the strains as it tries to meet demands for drones and the video intelligence they provide.
Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James is expected to announce a plan Wednesday to give Air Force pilots thousands of dollars in bonus pay if they sign up to fly the remotely piloted craft for five years or more. Ms. James also is directing that for the next year, some Air Force pilots graduating from flight school automatically be assigned to drone duty to bolster its ranks.
The Air Force plan in addition includes a pledge to spend more than $100 million to buy more equipment to help increase the service's capacity to use drones to provide video surveillance.
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