Monday, January 21, 2013

Drones in South Carolina?

According to the Department of Defense Report to Congress on Future Unmanned Aircraft Systems Training, Operations, and Sustainability (April 2012), South Carolina has two locations that have been designated as potential basing locations for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) [i.e. drones] (p. 8 ff.).

The table below gives information on the types of drones that are proposed for basing at each location.



BASE Predator/Reaper type Shadow/Raven type Other
North Aux Field RQ-7B PUMA
Charleston WASP