Missing The Target: Leadership Actions On Drones Put Lives At Risk And Undermine U.S. Security

Exactly 21 years ago today U.S. military commanders first employed a weapon off a remotely piloted aircraft (RPA)/drone in combat—Predator MQ-1 tail number 3034, callsign Wildfire 34. Today, U.S. leadership actions on drones put lives at risk and undermine U.S. security.