File:Soldier Launches Desert Hawk UAV MOD 45151356.jpg

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English: A soldier of the Royal Artillery launches a Desert Hawk UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) during Operation Ghartse Dagger in Helmand, Afghanistan.

Desert Hawk is a portable UAV surveillance system which provides aerial video reconnaissance. It has a flight time of approximately one hour, and can fly anywhere within a 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) radius of its ground control station.

It has both day and night time (thermal imaging) capability. The equipment can be used for a variety of tasks, such as force protection for convoys and patrols, route clearance, base security, reconnaissance or target tracking.

  • Organisation: British Army
  • Object name: NN_08_01_018_155
  • Category: MOD
  • Supplemental categories: UAV, aircraft, people, Army, operations, theatres, Afghanistan, equipment, remotely piloted, Desert Hawk
  • Keywords: soldier, non-identifiable, personnel, throwing, throw, launch, launching, Desert Hawk, Army, equipment, aircraft, unmanned, unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV
  • Country: AFGHANISTAN
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Author LA(Phot) Al McLeod
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(Reusing this file)		 Images are downloadable at high resolution, made available at http://www.defenceimagery.mod.uk for reuse under the OGL (Open Government License).

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