WASHINGTON — Drones will change the way the Marine Corps operates, officials said during the Modern Day Marine conference here this week, including in separate roles like unmanned wingmen and aerial reconnaissance that can reduce reliance on contractors.
One key new Marine Corps unmanned program on the horizon, an effort to field drone wingmen for fighter jets, should get hardware in the hands of troops before the end of the decade, according to Cunningham Group Branch Head Col. Richard Rusnok. The Cunningham Group, whose analysis informs key Marine Corps aviation programs, also provides input on the service’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) effort.
The Marine Corps earlier this year picked Kratos’s XQ-58 Valkyrie as part of a team led by Northrop Grumman for…
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