Army Deploys Second Gray Eagle UAV Quick-Reaction Capability To Afghanistan

By Debbie Siegelbaum / October 27, 2010 at 5:10 PM
The Army has deployed a second Gray Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle quick-reaction capability to theater, following a QRC1 set sent to Iraq last year, according to a service official. “We deployed QRC2 into Afghanistan in September of this year,” Col. Gregory Gonzalez, project manager for the Army’s unmanned aircraft systems, told reporters Oct. 26 at the Association of the U.S. Army conference in Washington. “All equipment and soldiers are in theater at this time and they are supporting Army special...

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