Marines on track to field large, sea-based UAS pending JROC approval

By Lee Hudson / August 15, 2016 at 2:54 PM
The Marine Corps plan to field a large, sea-based unmanned aerial system with strike capability is making its way through the joint requirements process and is on track for Pentagon approval by the beginning of fiscal year 2017. The Marine Air-Ground Task Force Unmanned Aircraft Systems Expeditionary (MUX) UAS, formally MQ-X, was recently reviewed by the Joint Staff and the Marine Corps updated the initial capabilities document reflecting those comments, according to service spokeswoman Capt. Sarah Burns. The MUX initial...

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