Unmanned aerial vehicle

A U.S. Soldier launches an RQ-11 Raven unmanned aerial vehicle as part of the Unmanned Aerial System Program of Instruction Certification Course being taught at Forward Operating Base Shank in the Logar province of Afghanistan June 8, 2010. Ravens are capable of providing imagery where ground troops have no visibility. 
















(DoD photo by Sgt. Russell Gilchrest, U.S. Army/Released)