Mr
Phillip
Weber
Coherent Technical Services Inc. (CTSi)
Phillip ‘PD’ Weber is a Defence Analyst at Coherent Technical Solutions working on a variety of projects aimed at increasing the effectiveness and lethality of the Carrier Air Wing. A retired career Naval Flight Officer, he served as a Radar Intercept Officer in the F-14A, B and D where he completed three operational tours, a tour as an F-14 instructor, a test squadron tour as the F-14 Project Head and a command tour. He is also graduate of the Royal Air Force Command and Staff College. After retirement PD was an advisor to the Republic of China Air Force at their Operational Test Squadron. Following this he began supporting NAVAIR with the X-47B demonstration and the Unmanned Carrier Aviation program.
Information provided is current as of June 2018
From the Author
Standardizing Automated Air-to-Air Refuelling
Considerations for a NATO Concept of Operations
By Mr
Steve
McLaughlin
By Mr
Ba
Nguyen
By Mr
Mark
Pilling
By Mr
Phillip
Weber
Researchers have been studying the possibility of refuelling aircraft without a human at the controls for nearly two decades. Finally, that research is coming to fruition. In 2007, an Automated Aerial Refuelling Demonstration (AARD) achieved [...]
