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Testing Complete On Army’s Newest Gray Eagle Video Terminal

Wednesday, June 10th, 2015

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Testing Complete On Army’s Newest Gray Eagle Video Terminal

A U.S. Army MQ-1C Gray Eagle. Photo: U.S. Army.

The Army’s newest, most portable video terminal for intelligence gathered by the MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle has completed its initial round of operational tests.An upgraded version of the one-system remote video terminal (OSRVT) recently underwent a month of operational test and evaluation with a Stryker brigade combat team at Edwards AFB, Calif.While official test results are months away, the system seems to be providing exactly the capabilities Army units need to operate the Gray Eagle in the field,…

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