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New Predator Ground Station Expected By 2013

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Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

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By Carlo Munoz A new ground control station for the Air Force's fleet of MQ-1 Predators and MQ-9 Reapers will be ready for deployment by 2013, a senior service official said yesterday. The system, known as the "MQ1/9 Ground Control Station Block 50" will go into service to support the latest variants of the Predator and Reaper, Col. James Gear, director of the Air Force's Remotely-Piloted Aircraft Task Force, said yesterday during an Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International symposium…

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