MCTUAS
Abstract
This Marine Corps Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System project supports the fielded RQ-7B Shadow Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) by conducting research, development, test and evaluation for improvement of the RQ-7 UAS capabilities in Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition, Intelligence, Battle Damage Assessment, Laser Designation and Force Protection. The RQ-7B Shadow UAS provides critical battlefield intelligence and targeting information in the rapid cycle time required for success at the tactical level. RQ-7B Shadow UAS are acquired through the United States Army (US Army) UAS Program Office to fulfill United States Marine Corps (USMC) UAS requirements. In order to optimize interoperability, maintainability, and capability with minimal cost, the USMC and US Army plan to develop additional capabilities for the common RQ-7 system to include the fuselage, flight and mission electrical and electronic systems, propulsion system, communications system, expeditionary footprint, and capability payloads. These funds represent the USMC share of the combined joint development cost through Program Management Office UAS and the RQ-7 USMC specific development efforts of the NAVAIR 5.1 UAV Test Directorate.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2017
- Source ID
- 9C84_0305233N_7_1319_PB_2017
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