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Marine Air Ground Task Force Multimission Unmanned Expeditionary MUX

Drones, Ro-Boats, & F-35 On Wheels: Marines Seek Tech For Major War

Posted on February 7, 2018

SAN DIEGO: Before the first human Marine hits the beach in the next war, long-range MUX drones will launch from ships to scout for threats. Next comes a wave of robotic small craft, Rigid-Hulled Inflatable Boats (RHIBs) converted to carry sensors, jammers, missile launchers, even racks of mini-drones they can dump into the water to… Keep reading →

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Month After Us, Bell Unveils V-247 Vigilant Tiltrotor Drone

Posted on September 22, 2016

Bell Helicopter confirmed Thursday what the deputy commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. Gen. Jon “Dog” Davis, told Breaking Defense a month ago. The company is designing a new tiltrotor drone about the size of the Air Force’s armed MQ-9 Reaper, with similar capabilities, that it hopes the Marines will buy. They call it the V-247… Keep reading →