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Army UAS Help Turn The Tide In The War On Terror

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Thursday, December 11th, 2008

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By Ann Roosevelt Army unmanned aerial systems (UAS) are answering Defense Secretary Robert Gates' call for an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) surge, according to the top Army UAS manager. "We believe we have capabilities that have helped turn the tide in the global war on terrorism, specifically with the ISR surge that has taken place," Col. Gregory Gonzalez, project manager, Unmanned Aerial Systems (PM UAS), told reporters at a media roundtable at the Army Aviation Association of America Unmanned…

Pentagon

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Congress

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Army

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Unmanned Systems

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