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DOD ordered to study mental health impacts among military drone pilots
The FY2026 defense budget mandates a study on PTSD, depression, and burnout among drone pilots and analysts, comparing them to conventional aircrew and recommending mental health improvements.
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DOD ordered to study mental health impacts among military drone pilots
Tucked inside the more than 3,000 pages of the recently passed defense budget for Fiscal Year 2026 is a mandate that the secretary of defense carry out a study focused on the mental health impacts of piloting unmanned aircraft systems in combat. The rise of military drone pilots as a profession has brought with it a fair share of jeers and suspicion. In 2013, when the Pentagon rolled out a “Distinguished Warfare Medal” to honor drone operators, …
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