Army unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are well prepared to support President Obama's planned surge into Afghanistan, program officials said. "We're in very good stead, because we received some funding a little over a year ago to really surge unmanned aircraft systems into theater so we're now at the point where we're starting to execute," Col. Gregory Gonzalez, project manager Unmanned Aircraft Systems, said at a recent roundtable. For example, the Army just fielded four Hunter aircraft to Afghanistan with an…
Army UAS Prepared For Surge, Harsh Afghanistan Environment
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