{"id":28106,"date":"2021-09-22T17:53:58","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T17:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2021\/09\/22\/army-bomb-techs-field-test-new-aerial-drone\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:38:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:38:32","slug":"army-bomb-techs-field-test-new-aerial-drone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/unmanned\/2021\/09\/22\/army-bomb-techs-field-test-new-aerial-drone\/","title":{"rendered":"Army bomb techs field test new aerial drone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Army bomb technicians at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2021\/04\/02\/army-advisers-make-first-mission-to-the-maldives-a-strategic-area-of-the-indian-ocean\/\" target=\"_blank\">Joint Base Lewis-McChord<\/a>, Washington, were among the first soldiers to test the service\u2019s newest drone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soldiers with 707th Ordnance Company tested the Skyraider Unmanned Aerial System at a village in Training Area 4 on JBLM from Aug. 23 to Sept. 2, according to an Army <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/405320\/us-army-explosive-ordnance-disposal-technicians-field-test-unmanned-aerial-system\" target=\"_blank\">release<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey can mostly be used for reconnaissance of terrain and to identify possible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2020\/09\/06\/new-landmine-detection-reduces-false-alarms-to-save-time-and-lives-on-battlefield\/\" target=\"_blank\">explosive hazards<\/a>,\u201d said Capt. 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Hartman, 707th EOD Company commander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hartman\u2019s soldiers were able to connect Light Detection and Ranging tech, or LIDAR, to the drone for better terrain mapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2018\/08\/22\/army-eod-soldiers-will-soon-get-a-whole-new-kit-and-new-robots\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Army-EOD-robot2.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Army EOD soldiers will soon get a whole new kit \u2014 and new robots<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Advanced payloads for new robots will give EOD techs better ways to identify and neutralize threats.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hartman, a veteran of several CENTCOM deployments, also said the Explosives Ordnance Disposal technicians have used \u201cthrowbots\u201d \u2014 throwable robots \u2014 to help recon areas where IEDs or other hazardous devices might be present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Marine Corps also purchased the Skyraider drone in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The system weighs about 10lbs, can carry up to 4.4lb and can fly 50km an hour with a maximum range of 8km and an altitude ceiling of 15,000ft, according to the drone\u2019s manufacturer, FLIR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"789\" height=\"985\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/EOD-techs-drone1.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/EOD-techs-drone1.jpg.jpg 789w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/EOD-techs-drone1.jpg.jpg?resize=240,300 240w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/EOD-techs-drone1.jpg.jpg?resize=768,959 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician from the 707th Ordnance Company (EOD) operates a Skyraider Unmanned Aerial System during field testing on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. (Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy Walsh\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 707th falls under 71st EOD Group and 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives, or CBRNE, Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As recently as 2018, the Army announced an entirely new kit for its EOD technicians. The new gear included upgrades that address more than threats seen in the Iraq and Afghanistan insurgencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The idea, Army Times reported previously, was to have a full EOD capability, not just an IED-tailored kit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the new kit plan, Army EOD teams would have three aerial drones, soldier-borne sensors, tiny \u201cnano\u201d helicopter drones and tethered Unmanned Aerial Sensors at their disposal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u201cenhanced render safe kit\u201d also includes binocular night vision devices, lightweight dismounted X-ray machines, lightweight electronic countermeasures and lightweight mobile detectors for radiation and chemicals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Initial operating capability was expected by 2021, Army officials said in 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The drone will help soldiers check terrain and identify 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