Ravens Provide ‘Eye in The Sky’ For 2HBCT Units
June 07, 2010
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq - While Israel ushered in the age of the unmanned aerial vehicle during its 1982 war with Lebanon, now, almost 30 years later, these aircraft are continuing to prove their value in the airspace and battlefields of Iraq.
At a cost of approximately $35,000 per plane, it's often more cost effective to send out a remote-controlled aircraft, then a squad of Soldiers for a reconnaissance mission. Most recently, the military recognized more than one million flight hours flown by Army unmanned aircraft systems.
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