The U.S. may modify the MQ-1C Gray Eagle drone to give it to the Ukrainian Armed Forces

Recently we wrote that the U.S. is not planning to send MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones to the AFU. Now there is information on the Internet that the Pentagon may still do it.

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This was reported by our colleagues from CNN, citing American officials. According to them, the U.S. is considering the possibility of modifying the strike UAV. This will avoid the risks of "sensitive" technology falling into the hands of the Russians, as well as increase the chances of transferring the drones to the AFU.

Flashback

The MQ-1C Gray Eagle is a medium-altitude (MALE) unmanned aerial system (UAS) that can carry up to four Hellfire air-to-ground missiles. They can destroy armored vehicles. The UAV has a wingspan of 17 meters, a maximum speed of up to 250 km/h and a flight time of up to 30 hours. By the way, in addition to Hellfire missiles, MQ-1C Gray Eagle can also carry four bombs, radar and optoelectronic systems.

Source: CNN