(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 through FY21. In support of Marine Corps Force Design 2030, Deputy Commandant, Combat, Development and Integration (CD&I) directed divestment of RQ-21A via letter dated February 22, 2021. 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, 2023
Source ID
0305239M_7_1319_PB_2023
Change Summary Explanation
Funding: N/A Schedule: N/A
Service Agency Name
Navy

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Command And Control
  • Contracts
  • Engineering
  • Force Protection
  • Fuel Oils
  • Intelligence Products
  • Marine Corps
  • Procurement
  • Product Development
  • Reconnaissance
  • Surveillance
  • Tactical Reconnaissance
  • Target Acquisition
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

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