Civilian contractors flying Air Force drones on combat patrols.
“Contractors control two Reaper patrols a day, but the Air Force plans to expand that to 10 a day by 2019. Each patrol involves up to four drones.
“Civilians are not allowed to pinpoint targets with lasers or fire missiles.”
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2015/11/30/questions-raised-af-hires-civilian-drone-pilots-combat-patrols.html
The Air Force gives a BS answer:
"Planning and execution of these missions will be carried out under the same oversight currently provided for military aircrews, and the resulting sensor information will be collected, analyzed, transmitted and stored as appropriate by the same military intelligence units."
(Isn’t a non-uniformed person who engages in armed action susceptible to military trial?)
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