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Army’s 5th SFAB Using Drones in Training with Foreign Militaries

Army’s 5th SFAB Using Drones in Training with Foreign Militaries
A U.S. Marine with Company B, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, launches an RQ-11 Raven at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twentynine Palms, Calif., Oct. 8, 2020, during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gustavo Romero)

The Army’s 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) is using unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) like the RQ-11 Raven in missions to train with foreign militaries in the Indo-Pacific, Brig. Gen. Curt Taylor, commander of the 5th SFAB, told reporters on Feb. 24.   “We're equipped with standard Army UAS capability, Taylor said. “We've got the Raven, small UAS system. We've been working with more advanced capability in the Puma. We're excited that the Army has integrated the SFAB into its standard…

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