Pentagon planning for 90 UAV orbits a day by 2019

A Pentagon spokesman told reporters that the U.S. military plans to have 90 orbits by unmanned aircraft each day in four years’ time.

By Lance Cheung, USAF [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The U.S. Army, Special Operations Command and contractors will chip in 30 plus orbits in order to attain the higher figure. The U.S. Air Force will still fly the bulk of most orbits.

Source: Pentagon planning for 90 UAV orbits a day by 2019