The 50th Space Wing at then-Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., accepted control authority for ORS-1, which went into orbit June 29 and is designed to provide ISR support for troops in Southwest Asia.
The Air Force should build its capacity and striking power with collaborative combat aircraft but must put the teaming aspect of the new class of weapons first, getting the concepts and software right at the outset to ensure that autonomous airplanes do what’s needed and expected—and can be trusted—argues a…