Marine Group 5 UAS Development

Abstract

Note: The FY 2023 MALE program funding, PE 0603128N, addresses Tier 1 capability gaps identified in the October 2016 MUX ICD and April 2020 MUX Requirements Clarification document. Project 3448 - The first Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Expeditionary (MUX) Family of Systems (FoS) element is Medium-Altitude, Long-Endurance (MALE), a land-based Group 5 UAS based on the MQ-9A weapon system. Male provides Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) in support of Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO), Littoral Operations in Contested Environments (LOCE), and Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO) and an advanced, unmanned, multi-mission capability for the MAGTF and Marine Littoral Regiment. MALE will award contracts for initial MQ-9A mission capabilities (payloads/sensors) design, development and integration. Payloads support Tier 1 mission capability integration work include: Airborne Network Extension(ANE), Airborne Early Warning(AEW)/Maritime Domain Awareness(MDA), Electronic Warfare (EW), and Detect and Avoid System(DAAS).

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Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2023
Source ID
3448_0603128N_4_1319_PB_2023

Tags

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs
  • Microelectronics
  • Space

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