Download or read book Future Use of Autonomous Cargo Drones in the United States Air Force and Department of Defense written by James Eimers and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The original question for the basis of this paper was: "Can the Mobility Air Force (MAF) use autonomous cargo drones/Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to conduct Last Mile Delivery (LMD) to meet Agile Combat Employment (ACE) concepts in a contested environment?" Tofully answer this multifaceted question, this paper will explore: 1) why cargo drones/UAV areneeded for LMD and how they can be used in ACE and contested operations, 2) provide an overview of current cargo drones/UAVs used by the DoD, 3) provide a framework for futureacquisitions of cargo drones to meet MAF and Joint DoD requirements, and 4) areas of futureresearch."--Abstract.