Hundreds of American drone pilots have resigned, complaining of long hours and excessive stress involved in bombing jihadist targets remotely, from thousands of miles away.
A growing crisis has led the US air force to pull fighter pilots out of their cockpits and put them into “office” flying seats in America to operate the armed Predator and Reaper drones attacking Islamic State targets, reports Lenta.ruwith the reference to The Times.
Air Force chiefs are considering to offer $25 000 in bonuses each year to persuade operators to stay after a report found that 240 pilots quit. According to pilots, it psychologically difficult to see dead people on the screen translated from drone’s camera.
Source and image: Lenta.ru
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