USAF ISR Chief Calls For Procurement Changes

By Amy Butler

Lt. Gen. David Deptula, the first U.S. Air Force deputy chief of staff for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), says that the service must adapt its procurement system to respond more rapidly to the needs of commanders fighting today’s battles.

A quicker acquisition system could be used to field a next-generation unmanned aerial system (UAS) suitable ...

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