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Old 15th May 2014, 08:08
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melmothtw
 
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Mr Hammond said there were two trains of thought, one suggesting an 80/20 split of manned to unmanned aircraft in future, the other suggesting the exact opposite.
It seems to me that unmanned is being seen by the politicians as a means to reducing expense by eliminating personnel costs, when in fact the manning levels required for 'unmanned' platforms is at least as high, and in most cases higher than that required for manned.
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