Exdrone set for artillery spotting duty in USMC exercise

The U.S. Marine Corps next month will use 10 of its BQM-147A Exdrone unmanned aerial vehicles in a live fire exercise which will include first use of the system as an artillery spotter. The first of the Exdrones is being configured with a new eight-pound, pan-tilt-zoom camera that will provide 180...

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