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Defense Tech: Marines Release Specifications for New Mega-Drone
The Marine Corps is a step closer to getting a large unmanned aircraft that can launch from ships, fly a radius of up to 700 nautical miles with a full payload, escort the MV-22 Osprey and other platforms, network with other manned platforms, and provide offensive air support, including targeting and strike.
This incredible unmanned aerial system is known as MUX, for Marine Air Ground Task Force Unmanned Aircraft System-Expeditionary.
Marine officials began publicly discussing plan to design and build MUX in 2016. A request for information for the aircraft, directed to companies interested in designing and building it, was released March 9.
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WNU Editor: The people behind this project are optimistic that it is doable.
