The congressional continuing resolution the federal government is operating under could delay the Small Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (STUAS) from early fielding, according to Lt. Col. George Beach, the unmanned aerial systems coordinator at Marine Corps Headquarters Aviation, who spoke at an unmanned systems conference in Washington on Feb. 2. The continuing resolution, which expires March 4, was passed by Congress last year in lieu of an appropriations bill to fund the federal government at fiscal year 2010 levels. Officials...
