The Air Force spends billions of dollars annually to ensure the airmen and women whose job it is to maintain and sustain the service’s fleet of aircraft can do so effectively, but their efforts have been mired in delays, backlogs at depots, and shortages of workers and spare parts.

One of the ways the Air Force is seeking to improve these conditions is with the involvement of drones and robotics to expedite visual inspections. Last month, Asylon, a leading provider of autonomous robotic platforms, announced it had secured a Phase Three contract with the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex in Georgia.