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Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft systems await maintenance

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Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft systems await maintenance Aug. 12 in the recently opened Fort Hood Unmanned Aircraft System Maintenance Hangar at Robert Gray Army Airfield, West Fort Hood, Texas. The hangar was built to provide more space for the UAS and the Soldiers responsible for piloting and maintaining them. It also features three maintenance shops, two tool rooms and a technical supply area. The hangar easily houses six fully-assembled Gray Eagles on each side, with a taxiway down the middle to provide convenient maneuvering in and out of the hangar. Elements of this image have been modified in the interest of operational security.

The term drone has been used from the early days of aviation to name remotely-flown target aircraft used for practice firing a battleship's guns, such as the 1920s Fairey Queen and 1930s de Havilland Queen Bee. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is defined as a "powered, aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator, uses aerodynamic forces to provide vehicle lift, can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely. UAV is a term that is commonly applied to military use cases. Missiles with warheads are not considered UAVs because the vehicle itself is a munition. The term unmanned aircraft system (UAS) was adopted by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) An unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), also known as a combat drone is used for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance and carries aircraft ordnance such as missiles, machine guns, and bombs.

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12/08/2014
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Fort Cavazos ,  31.13489, -97.77561
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label_outline Explore Staff Sgt Christopher Calvert, Unmanned, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade

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