Marines will field quadcopters to every squad 'within months'

By Lee Hudson / December 11, 2017 at 1:04 PM
The Marine Corps held an out brief conference in late November that focused on the first phase of Sea Dragon 2025 and has decided to rapidly field quadcopters to every infantry squad "within months," according to a service official. Lt. Gen. Robert Walsh, deputy commandant for combat development and integration, told Inside the Navy Dec. 6 the first phase of Sea Dragon was focused on equipping the fifth-generation Marine Corps infantry squad. During the first integrated training exercise the senior...

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