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.
The unit of heat called the gram calorie is defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of water 1 Â°C. The kilocalorie, or food calorie, is the amount of heat required ... Read This Article. in heat: Heat as a form of energy.