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• Interview with UAV Speaker, Colonel Carlile, Director, U.S. Army Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center of Excellence

The unmanned systems that are being utilized from EOD operations to precision strike capabilities have shown true force multipliers to Soldiers, Marines and special operation units on the ground. In supporting combat operations the unmanned air systems (UAS) that are being employed have provided key over watch in some of the worlds most tactically difficult terrain to units in direct and in-direct contact. The UAS growth and diversity have also enabled units operating independent of larger operations assets to cover thousands of square miles of terrain otherwise unwatched.

Listen as Colonel Chris Carlile, Director of the Unmanned Air Systems Center of Excellence, discusses the tactical employment of UAS downrange and how training and future outlook on unmanned air systems are shaping up.

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• Unmanned Air Systems (UAS): An Article by Jason Verdugo

Unmanned Air Systems (UAS), also refered to as Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV), have been an ever-growing part of Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) for decades. Both weaponized and unweaponized systems have been used extensively by different countries in both theaters of war: Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), since the beginning of the war in 2001. Soldiers on the ground and commanders at all levels use the information provided from these drones every day for intelligence analysis and tactical operations support.

• US Demand for UAVs Rising Due to 'Unprecedented Capability': An Article by IDGA

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are bringing "unprecedented" intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capability, director of the Army Unmanned Aerial System Center of Excellence at Fort Rucker, Army Colonel Christopher Carlile, said this month.