The Marine Corps Infantry Battalions Newfound Dilemma: The Integration and Employment of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems(SUAS)

Abstract

Group 1 SUAS within an infantry battalion is designed to produce a more lethal force that possesses greater organic Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities to achieve tactical success. This has not occurred due to the inadequate doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership and education, personnel, and facilities (DOTMLPF)derived and tested capability solutions. The lack of DOTMLPF solutions currently result in infantry battalions becoming burdened by the technology rather than enhanced. Updating these solutions to support the integration and employment of SUAS would provide a more cohesive program while making the Marine Corps infantry a more capable fighting force.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 11, 2019
Accession Number
AD1177341

Entities

People

  • Kevin Nicholson

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Biological Weapons
  • Cognitive Systems Engineering
  • Command And Control
  • Control Systems
  • Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Drone Swarms
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Instructors
  • Lessons Learned
  • Logistics
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Science
  • National Guard
  • Task Forces
  • Training
  • United States
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Warfare

Readers

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  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs