The Royal Air Force will create a new breed of a pilots - who may never have to fly into battle. The new class of air force personnel will remain firmly on the ground, and control unmanned aircraft remotely. Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton, the Chief of the Air Staff, announced that the RAF is creating a new class of pilots within its Flying Branch for personnel who control unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).Source: Naval Open Source INTelligence
