Two years have passed very quickly, and this is my last column as AUVSI's president. Over this time, we have continued to see strong growth of the unmanned systems industry. We have seen unmanned systems employed in new roles, for the private sector, for civil uses, and most notably for defense. It is now even clearer in my mind that unmanned systems will be an incredibly important part of our future civilization. I doubt that any of us have a clear, accurate picture of what that future might be. But I am certain that the number of people pursuing the unmanned systems dream is growing, and that the dream is increasingly becoming a reality.
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