The US Airforce has announced it is planning to double the amount of UAV drones over the next five years as it was reported that the total number of hours which drones were deployed for military use doubled between 2011 and 2015. According to a report by Aviation Week magazine, the Air Force plans on increasing its drone fleet from about 100 in 2015 to more than 1,000 aircraft by 2020.
The US Airforce has announced it is planning to double the amount of UAV drones over the next five years as it was reported that the total number of hours which drones were deployed for military use doubled between 2011 and 2015. The 2017 budget showed that $4.6bn has been set aside for drones and related technology alone.