dr. richard speer, a former official at the u.s. secretary of defense office, commonly known as the father of missile control technology. i will hand the microphone over to general deptula. >> thank you, michael. i tell you what -- this is a very rich subject area. i am going to do something a little out of character for a retired general officer, i will not use any powerpoint. [laughter] my remarks are designed to stimulate the follow-on discussion that think where people come to these evince find the most benefits. i would give you my bottom line right up front. i believe that the future of remotely piloted and/or automatic aircraft is very promising. it is going to be very complex and subject to a lot of confusion. in part, that is due to the continued use of an accurate terminology -- inaccurate terminology and an absence of definitions. some examples. the title of this segment, for one. i would tell you that air power in the future will not be on manned -- unmanned. they may have aircraft that are not inhabited, but those aircr