The United States is going to deploy MQ-1C drones Gray Eagle to monitor the demilitarized zone that separates the South from North Korea. This is what they write today in the South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo. Il Gray Eagle, superior in characteristics to the UAV force deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan from the US, should be deployed by next July.
The United States began a new strategic distribution in South Korea, following a test of an alleged hydrogen bomb carried out by Pyongyang earlier this month.
"With the new US drones, the military will be able to hit helicopters and tanks over five miles away."
Drones can carry four "Hellfire" anti-tank missiles or four GBU-44 / B bombs Viper Strike. Gray Eagle it can also be armed with air-to-air missiles Stinger.
The "Warrior" falls into the MALE category, Medium Altitude Long Endurance. Its best performance is given by the greater wingspan and engine Thielert Centurion which allows him to operate at 400 km at altitudes above eight thousand meters. It is equipped with a synthetic aperture radar and several systems under the nose like the Ground Moving Target Indicator and the AN / AAS-52 Multispectral Targeting System.
(photo: General Atomics)
