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Army ERMP UAS Quick Reaction Capability Readies For Missions

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Monday, November 2nd, 2009

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By Ann Roosevelt In mid-month, the Army's Extended Range/Multipurpose (ERMP) unmanned aircraft system (UAS), the first with the Quick Reaction Capability 1 (QRC-1), will take on operations, an official said. The aircraft arrived in theater at the end of July and have flown some 622 hours, operated exclusively by trained, enlisted, Army soldiers, Col. Greg Gonzalez, project manager for Unmanned Aircraft System, told Defense Daily in an interview. While most are training flights, soldiers are also taking advantage of their…

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