MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper drone pilots will be eligible for retention bonuses worth up to $135,000 beginning in fiscal 2016 under a new policy announced by the Air Force.
any of several units of heat defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius (1Â°C) at a specified temperature. The calorie used in chemistry and biochemistry is equal to 4.184 joules.
Officially energy in foods is expressed in kilojoules (kJ). Energy in foods historically is expressed in kilocalories (kcal). One kcal equals 4.184 kJ. The scientific definition of a kilocalorie is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water up one degree Celsius from 15Â° to 16Â° at one atmosphere.