MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System (MQ-1C Gray Eagle)

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MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System (MQ-1C Gray Eagle)

T. R. Baxter

The MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System (MQ-1C Gray Eagle) provides the Division Commander a dedicated, assured, multi-mission Unmanned Aircraft System for the tactical fight assigned to the Combat Aviation Brigade in each Division and supports the Division Fires, Battlefield Surveillance Brigades, and Brigade Combat Teams based upon the Division Commander s priorities. The MQ-1C Gray Eagle will also be assigned to Army Special Operations Forces and the Aerial Exploitation Battalions. MQ-1C Gray Eagle provides reconnaissance, surveillance, and target Acquisition; command and control; communications relay; signals intelligence; electronic warfare; attack; detection of weapons of mass destruction; battle damage assessment; and manned-unmanned teaming capabilities. The unit of measure for a MQ-1C Gray Eagle is balanced platoons, each with four aircraft and associated support equipment and payloads to include: Electro-Optical/Infrared/Laser Range Finder/Laser Designator, communications relay, and up to four Hellfire Missiles. The Common Sensor Payload and STARlite Synthetic Aperture Radar Ground Moving Target Indicator are one per aircraft. Ground equipment per Platoon includes: two Universal Ground Control Stations, three Universal Ground Data Terminals, one Satellite Communication Ground Data Terminal, one Mobile Ground Control Station per Company, an Automated Take Off and Landing System which includes two Tactical Automatic Landing Systems and ground support equipment to include Ground-Based Sense and Avoid.