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Tier N/A: Micro UAV. Wasp III fills this role, driven largely by the desire for commonality with the USAF BATMAV. [11] [12] Tier I: Role currently filled by the Dragon Eye but all ongoing and future procurement for the Dragon Eye program is going now to the RQ-11B Raven B. Tier II: Role currently filled by the Scan Eagle and the AAI RQ-7 Shadow.
The modern concept of U.S. military UAVs is to have the various aircraft systems work together in support of personnel on the ground. The integration scheme is described in terms of a "Tier" system and is used by military planners to designate the various individual aircraft elements in an overall usage plan for integrated operations.
The MQ-9 is a larger, heavier, more capable aircraft than the earlier General Atomics MQ-1 Predator and can be controlled by the same ground systems. The Reaper has a 950- shaft-horsepower (712 kW) turboprop engine (compared to the Predator's 115 hp (86 kW) piston engine). The greater power allows the Reaper to carry 15 times more ordnance ...
Elbit Systems Hermes-450 taking off Northrop Grumman Bat carrying EO/IR and SAR sensors, laser rangefinders, laser designators, infrared cameras A DJI Phantom quadcopter UAV for commercial and recreational aerial photography A General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper, a hunter-killer surveillance UAV Although most large military UAVs are fixed-wing aircraft, rotorcraft designs (i.e., RUAVs) such as this MQ ...
Cyrus Hall McCormick (February 15, 1809 – May 13, 1884) was an American inventor and businessman who founded the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, which later became part of the International Harvester Company in 1902. [ 1] Originally from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, he and many members of the McCormick family became prominent ...
The Special Activities Center ( SAC) is a division of the United States Central Intelligence Agency responsible for covert and paramilitary operations. The unit was named Special Activities Division ( SAD) prior to 2015. [ 1] Within SAC there are two separate groups: SAC/SOG (Special Operations Group) for tactical paramilitary operations and ...
A tower type UPS with one IEC 60320 C14 input and three C13 outlets. A large data-center-scale UPS being installed by electricians. An uninterruptible power supply ( UPS) or uninterruptible power source is a type of continual power system that provides automated backup electric power to a load when the input power source or mains power fails.
Cassidy (played by Kandyse McClure) - Ben's ex-girlfriend. She is a nurse at St. Vincent's Hospital who practices jiujitsu and enjoys Sue Grafton novels. Cassidy and Ben met in the maternity ward of St. Vincent's in "Coming to Grips" when Ben was pursuing prolific soul Jack King.