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GOVERNMENT? PARTLY? |
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HOW IS C-SPAN FUNDED? 30 YEARS AGO, AMERICA'S CABLE COMPANIES CREATED C-SPAN AS A PUBLIC SERVICE,... |
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NOW A PENTAGON BRIEFING ON THE AIR FORCE'S PLANS TO INCREASE THE USE OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT. THIS LASTS... |
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BECAUSE AS YOU SAW IN THIS OPENING VIDEO THAT WE SHOWED YOU, THE FUTURE OF OUR SYSTEM IS REALLY NOW.... |
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GOOD MORNING. LET ME ADD MY THANKS FOR YOU TAKING THE TIME TO BE HERE. I THOUGHT WHAT I WOULD DO RIGHT... |
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WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON. I GOT TO ADMIT, I'M RATHER EXCITED TO BE HERE. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE STORY ... |
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FIRST, WHAT ARE THE THREE MAIN GOALS FOR THE AIR FORCE'S UAS PROGRAM IN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN IN... |
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ACTUALLY, I'M PROBABLY THE WRONG PERSON TO ASK. |
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PROBABLY THE GENERAL? |
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WELL, I'LL TAKE A STAB AT IT FOR YOU. IN TERMS OF THREE GOALS. FIRST, I WOULD SUGGEST TO YOU THAT... |
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THE UAVs THAT ARE OPERATING TODAY ARE OPERATING IN AREAS WHERE THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT AIR DEFENSES.... |
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OUTSTANDING QUESTION. THANK YOU FOR ASKING IT. IT'S ONE THAT TO BE HONEST, WE HAVE BECOME ACCUSTOMED... |
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SO -- |
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THAT'S PART OF THE FLIGHT PLAN. WHAT ARE THE NEXT PHASES AND STEPS THAT WE TAKE IN TERMS OF NOT JUST... |
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THE WAY THE AIR FORCE DEALT WITH IT THE FIRST TIME AROUND WITH MANNED AIRCRAFT WAS TRUE PERFORMANCE... |
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I DID MENTION HYPERSONIC AS ONE OF THE POSSIBILITIES. |
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ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT BUILDING UNMANNED HIGH PERFORMANCE VEHICLES? |
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POTENTIALLY. I THINK IT WAS TOO EARLY, WE CAN'T ANSWER THAT HERE. WE PROVIDE A VISION AND AS IT GOES... |
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THE TALK ABOUT TANKER HAS GONE ON FITITFULLY FOR AWHILE. HAVE YOU GUYS CONSIDERED UNMANNED TANKERS... |
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THE SHORT ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION'S NO. JUST SIMPLY BECAUSE THE TECHNOLOGIES HAVE NOT MATURED TO ... |
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A FOLLOW-UP. THE QUESTION OF USING UAVs FOR C.O.B., BASICALLY BRINGING IT DOWN TO AIR-BREATHING, BUILDING... |
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RIGHT. |
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HOW IMPORTANT DO YOU SEE THAT AS BEING IN THE NEXT THREE TO FIVE YEARS? |
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VERY. VERY IMPORTANT. IT'S A GREAT AREA WHERE THE SYSTEM, AGAIN, THE CAPABILITIES PROVIDE YOU AN... |
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M JUSUSURIOUS ON THEHE VISION FOR UAS. HAS TH F FLIT P PN TAKEN A POSITIONN THE APPLICABILITY OF ... |
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HOW MANY QUESTIONS IS THAT? |
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IT'S ONE QUESTION. |
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IT'S GOT TO BE SORT OF THE SAME ANSWER. WE EXPECT THEM TO BE CONSIDERED IN ALL FUTURE COMPETITIONS... |
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FOR THE COMBAT COMMANDERS TO HAVE GREATER TRUST IN THE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT IN PLACES LIKE AFGHANISTAN... |
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I'LL TELL YOU, IF YOU HAD ASKED ME THAT QUESTION ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO, I WAS FLYING F-15s AND I HURT... |
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THERE'S BEEN SOME BLOW-BACK IN TERMS OF SOME OF THESE STRIKES DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD, BECAUSE THEY... |
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LET ME JUMP IN THERE. BE CAREFUL WITH THE ISSUE OF TRUST. I THINK THE COLONEL IS RIGHT. THERE'S TRUST... |
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COLONEL MATHEWSON, YOU HAD SAID THAT YOUR INITIAL CAPABILITIES DOCUMENT FOR MQX IS NOW COMPLETE. WHAT'S... |
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LITTLE TOO EARLY TO KNOW WHEN THEY ARE GOING TO SHOW UP BUT THE ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES IS GOING... |
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THE SECOND QUESTION WAS WHAT'S THE SOONEST WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO START SEEING SOME OF THESE MODULAR... |
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NOT SOON ENOUGH. YES, IT IS ON THE TABLE. IN THE ANALYSIS, THEY WILL COME TO THE CONCLUSION BASED... |
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PART OF PAKISTAN'S RESISTANCE TO THE DRONE ATTACKS IS THE CASUALTIES THAT THEY GENERATE AND YESTERDAY,... |
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TELL YOU ONE THING, IN EVERY INSTANCE, WE TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY. WE TAKE OUR JOB AND HOW WE EMPLOY... |
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WHAT'S YOUR LEVEL OF COORDINATION WITH PAKISTAN? |
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ACTUALLY, BEING HERE -- GO AHEAD, SIR. |
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NO. I WAS JUST GOING TO GET SOME WATER HERE. |
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HERE AT THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE AIR FORCE SERVICES, WE SIMPLY JUST SORT OF, IF YOU WILL, TRAIN AND... |
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ESPECIALLY THE POINT THAT WE ORGANIZE, TRAIN AND EQUIP THE SERVICES. THE OPERATIONAL COMMANDERS ARE... |
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CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE IMPLICATIONS FOR PERSONNEL, HOW YOU ORGANIZE AND TRAIN AND TRADITIONALLY,... |
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FRANK, I DON'T THINK IT CHANGES THE CULTURE. WELL, PERHAPS IT DOES. IT EVOLVES THE CULTURE, MAYBE,... |
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LET ME AMPLIFY THAT, IF I MAY, WITH AN EXAMPLE. THERE'S A GREAT BIG DIFFERENCE IN TERMS OF THE SKILL... |
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ON THAT POINT, [ INAUDIBLE ] TO MEASURE WHERE THE AIR FORCE IS TODAY WITH THE AIRCRAFT AND WHERE IT... |
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THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION, AND WE DON'T HAVE THAT MATRIX YET. I WILL GIVE YOU A MATRIX OF WHERE WE ARE... |
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RIGHT. |
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WE'LL GIVE YOU THE BREAK ON THAT. |
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YES. |
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COLONEL, IS IT REASONABLE TO EXPECT THAT UASs WILL BE -- WOULD DEFINITELY BE UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR... |
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WHEN OUR FLIGHT PLAN -- OUR FLIGHT PLAN SUGGESTS THAT WE JUST CONSIDER UNMANNED SYSTEMS AS ALTERNATIVES,... |
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IT DEPENDS ON YOUR -- IT DEPENDS ON YOUR DEFINITION OF FIGHTER. SEE, I WOULD TELL YOU NO, NOT YET.... |
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HI. IN THE SMALL UAV AREA IN THE FLIGHT PLAN IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE TRYING TO LAY A ROAD MAP FOR PUSHING... |
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THE FLIGHT PLAN, QUITE HONESTLY, WE'VE SORT OF ON PURPOSE, IF YOU WILL, FENCED IT AWAY FROM ONGOING... |
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ARE THE EMISSIONS CLEAR ON THAT, BECAUSE THAT -- THAT AREA HAS BEEN DOMINATED BY THE KNAVE AND MARINE... |
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YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNNY. THE ROLLS AND-- THE ROLES AND MISSIONS DISCUSSIONS RELATIVE TO SMALL UAS IT'S... |
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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, TIME FOR ONE MORE QUESTION. AND THEN IT'S TIME TO WRAP UP. |
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ACTUALLY I WANTED TO FOLLOW UP A LITTLE BIT ON THE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE USE OF UAS TO DATE. I... |
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AGAIN, AGAINSTING GENERICALLY THEY HAVE BEEN VERY IMPORTANT. THEY HAVE BEEN VERY EFFECTIVE. |
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THANK YOU. |
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MAYBE ONE MORE. THAT PRETTY SHORT. YES, SIR? I WAS GOING TO ASK ABOUT THE UAS MAINTENANCE. THERE'S... |
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OKAY. ONCE AGAIN, I THINK YOU NEED TO TALK TO THE MAJOR COMMAND. AIR GOT COMMAND IS THE MAJOR LEAD... |
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IN THE FLIGHT PLAN IT'S DESCRIBED HOW IT'S BEING DONE RIGHT NOW. |
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YES. |
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OPERATING TO MOVING TO MILITARY AS BEING MORE INEXPENSIVE AND RESPONSIVE SO TEAMS LIKE, YOU KNOW,... |
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WELL, ACTUALLY IT WILL CONTINUE I THINK FOR SOME TIME TO BE A COMBINATION, BUT CERTAINLY IN SOME MISSION... |
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YEAH. YOU CAN DO AS MUCH AS YOU WANT |
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ONE MORE, SIR, THANKS. |
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MY QUESTION IS REGARDING THE FLIGHT PLAN NOTES OF THE NEED FOR ADVANCED BANDWIDTH CAPABILITIES IN... |
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CANCELLATION OF T-SAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH HOW THE FLIGHT PLAN WAS WRITTEN. WE CONSIDER ALL THESE... |
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AND I'LL JUST JUMP ON THAT GOING BACK TO DAVID'S QUESTION ON VULNERABILITY AND THE -- AND IF YOU CAN... |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
