根据最近的一项公告，国防创新单位（DIU）正在招募具备第一人称视角（FPV）无人机操作经验的服务人员，参与美国国防部的“无人机主导权”计划。
The Defense Innovation Unit is recruiting service members with first-person-view drone experience to participate in the Defense Department’s Drone Dominance program, according to a recent announcement.
这项耗资11亿美元的计划是五角大楼为迅速扩大国内无人机产业而采取的措施，要求企业提交小型无人飞行器系统（sUAS）参与竞赛，随后为表现最佳的系统建立库存，用于军事用途。
The $1.1 billion program is the Pentagon’s effort to rapidly expand the domestic drone industry by having companies submit small unmanned aircraft systems, or sUASs, for competition and then building stockpiles of the systems that perform best for military use.
该计划的测试负责人艾琳·切里（Erin Cherry）在致《军事时报》的一封电子邮件中表示，DIU计划为计划的下一阶段——“Gauntlet III”招募约100名飞行员。但更宏大的目标是建立一支覆盖各军种的无人机操作员常备名录。
Erin Cherry, the program’s test lead, told Military Times in an email that DIU is looking to recruit about 100 pilots for the program’s next phase, known as Gauntlet III. But the larger goal is to create a standing registry of drone operators across the military services.
“这份名录没有人数上限，”切里说，“我们希望听到任何具备FPV经验作战人员的声音。”她解释说，入选的服务人员将有机会操作一些最新的无人机，包括尚未正式投入军事使用的系统，其中一些人还将接受针对单向攻击型无人机的专门训练。
“There’s no cap on the registry,” Cherry said. “We want to hear from any warfighter with FPV experience.”
“最重要的是，Gauntlet计划的成果将直接影响哪些系统能够继续推进，而这些飞行员正是实际操作者，”切里说。
She explained that service members selected to participate will get “stick time” with some of the newest drones, including systems that are not yet in military service, and some will receive specialized training on one-way attack drones.
DIU的公告特别要求招募具备FPV无人机飞行经验的士兵。这类无人机通常以“特技”模式手动飞行，可用于侦察、监视、自杀式攻击和近距离战斗等多种任务。但切里表示，DIU寻找的不仅仅是经验丰富的FPV飞行员。
“Most importantly, Gauntlet results strongly inform which systems move forward, and these pilots are the ones flying,” Cherry said. The DIU announcement specifically calls for troops with experience flying FPV drones, which are typically flown manually in “acro” mode and are used for missions ranging from reconnaissance and surveillance to kamikaze attacks and close-quarters combat. But Cherry said DIU is looking for more than just experienced FPV pilots.
“‘飞行技能’并非单一概念，”她说。“飞行能力、战术知识、有效载荷操作经验，以及长距离导航和城市飞行等特殊技能，都是各自独立的，因此我们会对每一项进行评估。”这种多样性至关重要，因为这些无人机最终将由更多不同背景的人员使用，而不仅仅是军队中最经验丰富的操作员。
“‘Pilot skill’ isn’t just one thing,” she said. “Flying ability, tactical knowledge, payload experience, and specialized skills like long-distance navigation and urban flight are all distinct, so we look at each one.”That variety is important because the drones will ultimately be used by more than just the military’s most experienced operators.
“如果一架无人机只有在专家手中才能表现出色，那它尚未准备好投入部队使用，”Cherry说道，并补充道：“无论某人飞FPV无人机已有五年还是五个月，我们都希望听到他们的声音。”对于有兴趣参与的现役军人，DIU要求他们填写一份飞行员意向表。官方只会回复使用有效.mil电子邮件地址的申请人，所有飞行员的参与都将通过各军种进行协调。
“A drone that only performs well in an expert’s hands isn’t ready for the force,” Cherry said, adding that “whether someone has been flying FPV for five years or five months, we want to hear from them.”For service members interested in participating, DIU is asking them to complete a Pilot Interest Form. Officials will only respond to applicants using a valid .mil email address, and all pilot participation will be coordinated through the individual military services.