Ensign Umpa is a 2009 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He is working with the Weapons and Systems Department of the Academy on the development of an autonomous underwater vehicle. He will report to Pensacola, Florida in October to begin flight training.

Articles by Daniel Umpa

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The Pilotless Squadron

By Ensign Daniel Umpa, U.S. Navy
September 2009
The advantages of unmanned aerial vehicles are obvious, but their integration has been glacially slow.