(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, 2021
Source ID
0305239M_7_1319_PB_2021
Change Summary Explanation
Schedule: - Schedule revised to provide greater detail. Acquisition Milestones, Capability Development, Systems Deliveries, and Contract Awards sections added. Follow-on Test and Evaluation periods updated to reflect Integrated and Operational Test periods.
Service Agency Name
Navy

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Command And Control
  • Contracts
  • Engineering
  • Force Protection
  • Fuel Oils
  • Ground Control Stations
  • Laser Target Designators
  • Marine Corps
  • Software Development
  • Surveillance
  • Tactical Reconnaissance
  • Target Acquisition
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • Vertical Takeoff Aircraft

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Military Science
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

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