USMC Opts For Organic MQ-9 Capability

Credit: Reaper: USMC
The U.S. Marine Corps wants to purchase three MQ-9A Reapers in fiscal 2020 to build a cadre of unmanned aircraft system operators before the service’s large, amphibious assault ship-based drone comes online. The service quietly debated last year whether to own and operate its own Reaper fleet...

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