(U)RQ-21A

Abstract

The RQ-21A program provides persistent maritime and land-based tactical Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition (RSTA) data collection and dissemination capability to the war fighter. For the United States Marine Corps (USMC), RQ-21A provides the Marine Expeditionary Force and subordinate commands (divisions and regiments) with a dedicated, organic Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) capability delivering intelligence products directly to the tactical commander in real time. For the United States Navy (USN) RQ-21A provides persistent RSTA support for tactical maneuver decisions and unit-level force defense/force protection for Navy Ships, Marine Corps land forces, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command forces, and Navy Special Warfare Units. This is a combined development program between Navy and Marine Corps. This submission is the Marine Corps portion of the program and has been coordinated with the Navy budget submission under PE 0305234N RQ-21A BLACKJACK.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2020
Source ID
0305239M_7_1319_PB_2020
Change Summary Explanation
FY 2020 funding increase test and evaluation and product development due to investigations, studies, and prototype efforts for the VTOL capability for the RQ-21A platform. Project 2298: Note 1: FOT&E period updated with additional details. Note 2: Capability Upgrade Development added to the schedule. Project 3192: Note 1: FOT&E periods updated with additional details and events added in FY 2023 and FY 2024. Note 2: Production Milestones added to the schedule. Note 3: Capability Upgrade Development added to the schedule. Project 9999 - Congressional Add Note 1: C415 - Spectral and Reconnaissance Imagery for Tactical Exploitation schedule and cost details added.
Service Agency Name
Navy

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Command And Control
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Engineering
  • Force Protection
  • Fuel Oils
  • Product Development
  • Short-Wavelength Infrared Radiation
  • Software Development
  • Systems Engineering
  • Tactical Reconnaissance
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Vertical Takeoff Aircraft

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

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