COLORADO SPRINGS — A unit dedicated to operating drones could be stationed at Fort Carson by 2017, according to an Army proposal.
Under the plan, 12 Gray Eagle unmanned aerial systems and 128 soldiers would be stationed at Fort Carson as part of a regiment that would belong to the post’s combat aviation brigade. The Army is requesting public comment on the proposal, which details the aircraft, how and when they would operate and the necessary changes to accommodate them.
Dani Johnson, a spokeswoman for Fort Carson, said no official announcement of bringing Gray Eagles to the post has been made. The unit would be assigned to Fort Carson in the 2017 fiscal year, according to the proposal.
“We are just looking at the feasibility of them stationed here,” Johnson said.
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