MQ-9B in the Contact Layer

Abstract

The Marine Corps is not optimized to meet the needs of the 2018 National Defense Strategy. In addition to blunt layer deterrence, the service needs combat credible forces to fight in competition, in the contact layer. At present, Marine Corps aviation platforms do not adequately provide complete capabilities to fully enable Marines in this layer. Specifically, the service lacks the awareness and lethality delivered through persistent Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) ubiquitous on many urban battlefields common throughout the last decade or more. As a solution, the MQ-9B SeaGuardian is an available option providing long-range, all-weather, Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) for the future force as it contends advisories in the contact layer.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 05, 2020
Accession Number
AD1177772

Entities

People

  • Christopher D Luger

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Collision Avoidance Systems
  • Employment
  • Information Operations
  • Intelligence Surveillance And Reconnaissance
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance Equipment
  • Military Force Levels
  • National Security
  • Surveillance
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • United States Pacific Command
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Warfare

Readers

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