On March 20, U.S. Marine Corps
(USMC) pilots and sensor operators from Marine Unmanned Aerial
Vehicle Squadron 1 (VMU-1) conducted their first operational flight
of an MQ-9A Reaper Unmanned Aircraft System in the Middle
East. The multi-sensor reconnaissance-equipped MQ-9A produced by
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has provided
crucial support to USMC's forward operations on the battlefield.
With the oversight of the GA-ASI team,
the VMU-1 "Watchdog" crews took control of a Company
Owned/Company Operated MQ-9A supporting forward deployed
Marines.
VMU-1 leases MQ-9A Reaper aircraft to
fulfill its urgent needs request for persistent intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance in Afghanistan.
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