Navy contracts MQ-9 Reapers for Marine Corps, extending range …
Aug 17, 2022 · The Navy recently awarded a $135.8 million contract to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) for eight MQ-9A Extended Range (ER) Unmanned …
First Marine Corps MQ-9A Reaper Squadron Now Operational
Aug 8, 2023 · The Marine Corps UAV squadron, the only one of its kind in the Indo-Pacific, is the first VMU to achieve initial operational capability (IOC) of the service’s new MQ-9A Extended …
Marines receive first MQ-9 Reaper under latest procurement
May 10, 2023 · The MQ-9 Reaper provides Marines with a long-range intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capability in support of expeditionary advanced based operations, littoral …
New in 2024: Marines train more drone pilots, fill MQ-9 squadrons
Dec 31, 2023 · The Marine Corps has so far trained 100 leathernecks as MQ-9 pilots as it seeks to fill out new squadrons with the uncrewed system to extend reach and reconnaissance for its …
UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS CONVERSION TO MQ-9 …
Jun 10, 2021 · This MARADMIN defines obligated service requirements for Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Marines holding the 7314 or 7315 PMOS who are transitioning to the MQ-9. 2.
MQ-9A: Helping the Marine Corps Transform Expeditionary Warfare
The MQ-9s are the cornerstone of the Marine Corps’ unmanned expeditionary concept, which takes the traditional Marine Air-Ground Task Force, sheds much of its former heavy …
Navy fast-tracks contract for MQ-9 Reaper advanced technology
Oct 3, 2022 · The Navy recently awarded an $8.4 million dollar contract to multiple vendors for the Marine Corps’ MQ-9 Reaper Airborne Network Extension (ANE) Skytower II (STII).
VMU-3 Reaches MQ-9A Initial Operational Capability
Aug 4, 2023 · The MQ-9A MUX/MALE enables long-range surveillance, reconnaissance and data gateway and relay capabilities to support the MAGTF commander and joint forces. VMU-3 …
MQ-9A and beyond: How the Marine Corps is redefining …
May 1, 2024 · Adoption of the MQ-9 platform is just getting started; one of the most important new chapters for this platform will be the one written by the U.S. Marine Corps. GA-ASI’s MQ-9A …
Marine Corps MQ-9 Reapers to Operate in Okinawa for …
Aug 28, 2024 · Up to six U.S Marine Corps MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles will operate from Kadena Air Base in Okinawa for a year to carry out Intelligence, Surveillance and …