New MQ-9 Reaper: U.S. Marine Corps Testing UAVDrones Train To Make Expeditionary
The UAV provides persistent intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance with a flight time endurance of more than 26 hours. It is also able to operate up to 45,000 feet and has a 3,850-pound payload capacity, according to its manufacturer, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems.
“With this transition to the MQ-9A, [Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1 (VMU-1)] is currently engaged in executing maritime domain awareness operations in highly contested areas, providing friendly forces a multi-domain reconnaissance capability across the electromagnetic spectrum,” the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing said at the time. “Moreover, it proves that VMU-1 is uniquely positioned to enable naval and joint force targeting from a remote location by a Marine aviator and sensor operator, while the aircraft is physically located within another combatant commander’s area of operation.”
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