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 dietary Calorie would then raise the temperature of a kilogram of water by 1Â°C. It is equal to 4186 joules. It is common practice to just use the unit kcal to avoid the confusion between calorie and Calorie .