Analysts - some of whom may be private contractors - process the video gathered by the drone from multiple intelligence hubs and share anything noteworthy with mission control and the wider intelligence network
Processing exploitation and
dissemination (PED)
Leadership 23
Weapons tactics 16
Full motionvideo crew 30
Maintenance 14
Signals intelligence 12
Ground station 1
Maintenance 55
Sensor operators 4
Pilots 4
Aircraft 4
Small local crews handle the drone's takeoff and landing phases from the ground data terminal
Launch and recovery
Pilots 10
Ground station 1
Leadership 16
Mission
coordinator 10
Maintenance 8
Sensor operators 10
Pilots and sensor operators based at ground control centres operate the drone over satellite links. They are in constant contact with mission coordinators, commanders, analysts, lawyers and others
Mission control
Analysts - some of whom may be private contractors - process the video gathered by the drone from multiple intelligence hubs and share anything noteworthy with mission control and the wider intelligence network
Ground station 1
Maintenance 55
Leadership 23
Weapons tactics 16
Full motion
video crew 30
Maintenance 14
Signals
intelligence 12
Pilots 10
Sensor operators 4
Pilots 4
Aircraft 4
Ground station 1
Leadership 16
Mission
coordinator 10
Maintenance 8
Sensor operators 10
Pilots and sensor operators based at ground control centres operate the drone over satellite links. They are in constant contact with mission coordinators, commanders, analysts, lawyers and others
Small local crews handle the drone's takeoff and landing phases from the ground data terminal
Processing
exploitation and
dissemination (PED)
Mission control
Launch and recovery
Ground station 1
Maintenance 55
Leadership 23
Weapons tactics 16
Full motion video crew 30
Maintenance 14
Signals intelligence 12
Pilots 10
Sensor operators 4
Pilots 4
Aircraft 4
Ground station 1
Leadership 16
Mission coordinator 10
Maintenance 8
Sensor operators 10
Analysts - some of whom may be private contractors - process the video gathered by the drone from multiple intelligence hubs and share anything noteworthy with mission control and the wider intelligence network
Pilots and sensor operators based at ground control centres operate the drone over satellite links. They are in constant contact with mission coordinators, commanders, analysts, lawyers and others
Small local crews handle the drone's takeoff and landing phases from the ground data terminal
Processing exploitation and
dissemination (PED)
Mission control
Launch and recovery
Ground station 1
Maintenance 55
Leadership 23
Weapons tactics 16
Full motion video crew 30
Maintenance 14
Signals intelligence 12
Pilots 10
Sensor operators 4
Pilots 4
Aircraft 4
Ground station 1
Leadership 16
Mission coordinator 10
Maintenance 8
Sensor operators 10
Analysts - some of whom may be private contractors - process the video gathered by the drone from multiple intelligence hubs and share anything noteworthy with mission control and the wider intelligence network
Pilots and sensor operators based at ground control centres operate the drone over satellite links. They are in constant contact with mission coordinators, commanders, analysts, lawyers and others
Small local crews handle the drone's takeoff and landing phases from the ground data terminal
Processing exploitation and
dissemination (PED)
Mission control
Launch and recovery