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Marines eye tactical resupply drone prototypes


Marines eye tactical resupply drone prototypes
5 days ago
Just like Amazon wants to use drones to drop off packages on your doorstep, the Marines want to use UAS systems for tactical resupply to squads in the field. Military Times Todd South looks goes to Periscope Aviation s headquarters for a look at where heavy-lift drone technology is headed.
The Marines are one step closer to finding ways to transport vital supplies to Marines on the move via drones.
In 2020, the Corps sought prototype drones that would be able to carry a 60 pound payload on a 20 km roundtrip.
After evaluations at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, the Corps picked Periscope Aviation and Malloy Aeronautics to build competing drones under the Tactical Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System program. ....

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Marines strap missile to truck and strike target at sea


Marines strap missile to truck and strike target at sea
April 30
Marines in early 2021 combined an unmanned Joint Light Tactical Vehicle with the Naval Strike Missile, successfully hitting a target at sea from land. (Navy)
Marine officers and industry technicians stripped down a tactical vehicle, strapped an anti-ship missile onboard and hit a target at sea from land.
And the top Marine was quite pleased.
Commandant Gen. David Berger said in a congressional hearing Thursday that the tests were the result of the “brilliance of a couple of young officers” and industry partners.
The Marines, Maj. Matthew Browning and John Pomfret, lead engineer at Marine Corps Systems Command, along with employees at Oshkosh Defense, Raytheon, Kongsberg and Corvid took a modified, unmanned joint light tactical vehicle, removed the cab and installed a Naval Strike Missile, ground launcher and fire control system on the back. Marine Maj. Aaron Davidson is the current ....

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