Breaking the drone myth

Air Power Association President, Air Marshal (Ret’d) Greg Bagwell CB, CBE examines the growing importance of unmanned aircraft systems, a much-misunderstood part of modern warfare. COLUMN Commander’s Update Briefing A soldier watches a Tarantula Hawk micro RPAS hover over the desert in Afghanistan. The British Army’s Talisman force used this vertical take-off drone in Afghanistan to scout the routes ahead of convoys and check for roadside bombs. Crown Copyright LAST MONTH I explained why the F-35 is such an important