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deployment2026-03-03 00:00 UTC🇺🇸 Fort Hood (Robert Gray Army Airfield), Texas, United States
U.S. Army to base HADES aircraft and establish an operational drone battalion at Fort Hood
The U.S. Army announced plans to base ME-11B HADES aircraft at Fort Hood, Texas, and to stand up a first-of-its-kind operational drone battalion there as part of consolidating aerial ISR assets. The article also describes concepts for HADES to launch long-range drones to extend sensing reach.
DETAILS
Type
deployment
Occurred
2026-03-03 00:00
Reported
2026-07-13
Location
Fort Hood (Robert Gray Army Airfield), Texas, United States
Coordinates
31.2013, -97.7084
Confidence
78 / 100
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
No damage; announcement of basing and planned establishment of an operational drone battalion and HADES ISR aircraft at Fort Hood.
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