US Joint Forces Command plans to use unmanned aerial vehicles as an element of Noble Resolve, its “experimentation campaign” to find ways to improve homeland defense and military support to civil authorities, according to Air Force Gen Lance Smith. The JFCOM boss also told Washington-based defense reporters Wednesday that putting UAVs with the Air National Guard is a “done deal,” but he added, “It may be moving slower than anticipated.”
The Air Force could conduct an operation like Israel's successful air campaign against Iran's nuclear sites, military leadership and air defenses, but readiness issues would make it risky, airpower experts said. Limited spare parts and training, low mission capable rates and few flying hours would put a drag on USAF's…