United States Marine Corps Next Generation UAS Training

Abstract

Since 2003, the United States has been fighting a two front operation in the Middle East that has resulted in the rapid development and employment of operationally relevant technologies. Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) are one such advent that adds an enormous situational awareness improvement for the ground commander. The Marine UAS squadron (VMU) in its current table of organization (TO) has supported this mission well. The recently released Marine Corps UAS CONOPS extends this model with the anticipation of Group 4 (weaponized)UASs to the VMU; however, training to this new capability is lacking. This document will attempt to examine the validity of new training for VMU personnel that will enable them to successfully execute the future mission of Group 4 weaponized UASs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 20, 2010
Accession Number
ADA603171

Entities

People

  • Nicholas O. Neimer

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Command And Control
  • Employment
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Ground Control Stations
  • Instructors
  • Marine Corps
  • National Security
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Situational Awareness
  • Students
  • Surveillance
  • United States
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs