Rise of the machines

摘要

As the year ends and the debate on the scale and balance of UK defence capabilities begins to enter its most critical phase, the RAF has spent the summer months strenuously making its case for what Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton, Chief of the Air Staff, has referred to as a "full service air force".Following his presentation on the RAF's role in the future of Combat ISTAR at the Farnborough Air Show in July, ACM Dalton spoke to DM] about the balance that will need to be struck between technology and the human element in future warfighting capabilities.