United States Forces Korea (USFK) plan to deploy the MQ-1C Gray Eagle, a war-tested Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV), to the Korean Peninsula as early as July, the Chosun Ilbo reported Wednesday.

The Gray Eagle was first implemented by the U.S. Army unit deployed in Camp Taji, Iraq in 2010. It has retained its popularity among U.S. Army aviation units, as the Army ordered 19 additional Improved Gray Eagles from General Atomics last year.

The USFK public relations office declined to confirm or deny the deployment of the Gray Eagle, or the number of units that might be deployed.

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