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U.S. Army Demonstrating Starlink Integration for MQ-1C Gray Eagle

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, February 8th, 2024

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U.S. Army Demonstrating Starlink Integration for MQ-1C Gray Eagle

Pictured is the Gray Eagle 25M (General Atomics Photo)

The U.S. Army has been working to integrate SpaceX Starlink low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications for the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) MQ-1C Gray Eagle drone. The latter has been a discussion topic in the last nearly two years among policy makers and lawmakers to provide to Ukraine for its defense against the Russian assault on the country on Feb. 24, 2022 (Defense Daily, Sept. 29, 2022). Ukrainian military forces have used Starlink extensively during the conflict. Yet,…

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