The Shadow Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) is composed of 8 systems, four RQ-7B or Shadow Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), two Ground Control Stations (GCS ), a portable ground control station. Control Station (PGCS), two Ground Data Terminals (GDT), two Tactical Automated Landing Systems (TALS), four One Sys Remote Viewing Terminals (OSVRT), one Air Vehicle Transport (AVT) and one multifunction maintenance support (MSM) vehicle. The RQ-7B has a flight endurance of up to 9 hours, an operational range of 109 km and a service ceiling of 15,000 feet. The system is designed to be integrated into two C-130 Hercules aircraft and deployed anywhere in the world. The Shadow is designed to carry various payloads, such as a lightweight communications relay assembly used to extend communications distance between ground units and to circumvent line-of-sight issues, Quick-MEDS, which is a distribution system medical emergency and a signal transmission system. intercept package, but the Shadow's primary payload is the POP-300. The POP-300 is a day or night electro-optical observation, surveillance and targeting system with a laser designator (Ltd). The Shadow UAS is a brigade-level asset whose primary mission is reconnaissance, surveillance, targeting and assessment. The Shadow UAV enables supported commanders to meet their priority intelligence needs by allowing them to view the battlefield in near real time, conduct surveillance missions, recognize sectors within their area of ​​operations (AO ), provide accurate targeting data and it can assist commanders. to understand the situation on the ground in order to be able to act decisively. To ensure that a unit receives the best intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) support, a...... middle of paper .... ..ly can have a significant impact on the mission COIST. The ability to see the situation on the ground, to see what your soldiers are doing and how the enemy is reacting is an invaluable tool. When the Shadow UAS is used correctly, it has the ability to transmit its images directly to a client for immediate analysis or it can transmit its images and telemetry to all-source analysis systems for image analysts to analyze data and images and provide answers to questions. Priority inquiries from commanders. Works Cited Army, Headquarters Department. Army Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operation. Washington DC, April 4, 2008. Learned, Center for Army Lessons. “COIST: Enterprise Intelligence Support Team.” Army Lessons Learned Center, January 2010. Ltd, Israel Aerospace Industries. Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. 2002. June 21 2011 .