A proposal to establish a separate cadre (from recruitment to operations) for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)…or remotely piloted vehicles has reached Air Headquarters (AHQ), Indian Air Force (IAF), almost 18 months after it was first suggested . A brainchild of the IAF Training Command headquartered in Bangalore, the new set‐up aims at trimming of fighter pilots and will have a new training module developed. Sources in Delhi confirmed that files pertaining to the proposal have reached the AHQ a few months ago. However, no confirmation was available on the status of the same. The IAF, which already uses…UAVs, is in the process of multiplying the forces. A senior IAF officer said: “It will be similar to fighter pilots, transport pilots and so on, this will be a role specific cadre, so that the officers are trained for a specific role from the time they are recruited.” Deccan Herald had first reported about the development in February 2012, when the training command was drafting the proposal.
Source: Deccan Herald
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