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U.S. Army to receive 19 additional MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAV.
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Defence & Security News - United States
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. was awarded a $132,660,931 (€125 million) contract to acquire 19 Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft, 19 SATCOM Air Data Terminals, one lot of initial spares, and one lot of ground support equipment . Estimated completion date is May 31, 2017.
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 In 2014, 45 MQ-1C Gray Eagle was on service in U.S. Army |
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The General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle is a medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aircraft system (UAS). It was developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems for the United States Army as an upgrade of the General Atomics MQ-1 Predator. Its endurance is about 30hrs and it can fly up to 280kmh (170 mph). It has four hardpoints for four AGM-114 Hellfire missiles or four GBU-44 Viper Strike.
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