A C-17 from March Air Reserve Base, Calif., sits on the flight line of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base after delivering an HH-60 to the 943rd Rescue Group Jan. 28, 2016. The helicopter was the Air Force Reserve Command's first HH-60 to go through Korean Air Lines depot maintenance, which involves an intensive overhaul that removes all corrosion and brings the aircraft back to like-new condition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Drzazgowski/Released)
The memo directs the military services to create active duty formations by September, built for the sole purpose of scaling the use of drones across DOD.
The report recommends SDA make process and culture changes as it looks to scale from handfuls of demo satellites to hundreds of operational spacecraft.