Soldiers in Afghanistan are requesting an increasing number of small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) like the hand-launched Raven aircraft and slightly-larger Puma drone, Army officials said. Col. Gregory Gonzalez, the project manager for unmanned aircraft systems in the Program Executive Office for Aviation at Redstone Arsenal, Ala., told reporters this week that the fight in Afghanistan, particularly in the south, is significantly different than in Iraq and is creating a demand for different UAVs. "One of the things that we…
Army Seeing Increased Demand For Small Drones In Afghanistan
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