The Army is testing if it wants to operate combat drones remotely
By: Mark Pomerleau   1 day ago
The Army hopes to know in early 2019 whether it can operate its large unmanned aircraft system like the Air Force and control drones remotely from hundreds or thousands of miles away.
The Air Force’s MQ-1 Predators and MQ-9 Reapers, even when flown halfway around the world, are controlled from a remote location within the United States via satellite link. But the Army’s MQ-1C Gray Eagles — which are division assets used at the tactical and operational levels, and are manufactured by the same company as the Predator and Reaper — are operated locally in theater.
https://www.c4isrnet.com/unmanned/uas/2017/12/14/the-army-is-testing-if-it-wants-to-operate-combat-drones-remotely/
