Transforming the MAGTF and Naval Service with "Guardian Angel" Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Abstract

When thinking about the future, the Marine Corps has a major problem. Within the Commandant's initial FRAGO 01/2016: Advance to Contact guidance, he explained that the Service is not organized, trained, and equipped to meet the demands of the forecasted future operating environment (FOE). 2 The Commandant has since consistently reinforced this message. Numerous unmanned aircraft system (UAS) urgent and deliberate universal needs statements (UUNS/DUNSs) submitted by Marines dating back 13 years, to include six over the past 17 months, further highlight the Service's warfighting deficiencies.3 While these deficiencies are certainly not positive, fortunately, what is increasingly clear is that embracing medium altitude long endurance tactical (MALE-T) UAS can revolutionize how the MAGTF trains, fights, and enables the Naval Service. In so doing, this revolution can also help eliminate the MAGTF's warfighting deficiencies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 2017
Accession Number
AD1178908

Entities

People

  • Scott A. Cuomo

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Command And Control
  • Control Systems
  • Employment
  • Ground Control Stations
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Information Operations
  • Personnel Management
  • Position (Location)
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs