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  2. UAS groups of the United States military - Wikipedia

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    UAS were grouped in four classes under the Future Combat Systems, which was the Army's principal modernization program from 2003 to early 2009: Class I: For small units. Role to be filled by all new UAV with some similarity to Micro Air Vehicle. Class II: For companies (cancelled). [15] Class III: For battalions (cancelled). [15] Class IV: For ...

  3. Regulation of UAVs in the United States - Wikipedia

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    As of December 2020, the FAA requires all commercial UAS operators to obtain a remote pilot license under Part 107 of the Federal Aviation Regulations.To qualify for a Part 107 UAS license, an applicant must be over 16 years of age, demonstrate proficiency in the English language, have the physical and mental capacity to operate a UAS safely, pass a written exam of aeronautical knowledge, and ...

  4. List of U.S. government and military acronyms - Wikipedia

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    SFAS – Special Forces Assessment Selection; SEAL – Sea, Air and Land (U.S. Navy SEALs) SERE – Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape; SFC – Sergeant First Class (U.S. Army E-7) SFOD-A – United States Army Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha – U.S. Special Forces team (see ODA)

  5. General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle - Wikipedia

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    The General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle (previously the Warrior; also called Sky Warrior and ERMP or Extended-Range Multi-Purpose) [2] is a medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aircraft system (UAS). It was developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) for the United States Army as an upgrade of the General Atomics MQ-1 ...

  6. Unmanned aerial vehicle - Wikipedia

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    An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or unmanned aircraft system (UAS), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft with no human pilot, crew, or passengers onboard. UAVs were originally developed through the twentieth century for military missions too "dull, dirty or dangerous" [ 1 ] for humans, and by the twenty-first, they had become essential ...

  7. NATO STANAG 4671 - Wikipedia

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    NATO STANAG 4671 is the NATO Standardized Agreement 4671 which is the UAV SYSTEM Airworthiness REQUIREMENTS (USAR).It is intended to allow military Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to operate in other NATO members airspace.

  8. AAI RQ-7 Shadow - Wikipedia

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    The RQ-7 Shadow is the result of a continued US Army search for an effective battlefield UAS after the cancellation of the Alliant RQ-6 Outrider aircraft. AAI Corporation followed up their RQ-2 Pioneer with the Shadow 200, a similar, more refined UAS. In late 1999, the army selected the Shadow 200 to fill the tactical UAS requirement ...

  9. Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton - Wikipedia

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    On 17 November 2015, the MQ-4C began a two-month operational assessment that will determine Milestone C approval and the start of low-rate initial production. In February 2016 the U.S. Navy confirmed that the MQ-4C had completed Operational Assessment, putting the Triton in line to achieve a Milestone C decision in spring 2016, leading to low ...