The Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) program office (PMA-263) recently announced that the Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Services UAS surpassed one million flight hours in support of operations on land and at sea.
Sailors aboard achieved the one million flight hours milestone during routine mission support in the 6th Fleet.
The Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (PMA-263) program team put Long Range Tactical (LRT) systems through their paces during a two-week technical demonstration in Chaptico, Maryland in mid-July.
Five vendors attended the event to help inform the Marine Corps of the functions and capabilities available on the commercial market for the Family of Small UAS (FoSUAS). The five systems evaluated include: AeroVironment P550, Kraus-Hamdani K1000 ULE Block II, Aurora Skiron X, Edge Autonomy Stalker LRT, and Vector Longbow.
The Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System program office (PMA-263) completed the Medium Aerial Resupply Vehicle – Expeditionary Logistics (MARV-EL) performance evaluation July 8 – 26 at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona.
The Navy and Marine Corps announced Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for the TRV-150C Tactical Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System (TRUAS) Oct. 27 at Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
The first six production systems arrived last week at the Marines Third Littoral Logistics Battalion (LLB-3) in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, which means that LLB-3 is sufficiently manned, trained and ready to deploy with the TRV-150C.
A new program manager stepped into command for the Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems program office (PMA-263) during a change of command ceremony Sept. 21 at Naval Air Warfare Center Webster Outlying Field, St. Inigoes, Maryland.
During the ceremony overlooking the St. Mary’s River at Unmanned Test and Evaluation Squadron (UX) 24, Gregg Skinner took over command from Col. Victor Argobright, who will retire after 29 years of military service.
The Marine Corps Aviation Association (MCAA) John Glenn Squadron presented Maj. David Charles with the Lieutenant General Michael A. Hough Acquisition Officer of the Year award at its annual banquet April 27 in Callaway, Maryland.
The association recognized Charles for his exceptional leadership of the Unmanned Logistics Systems - Air (ULS-A) Medium and Tactical Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System (TRUAS) efforts while serving as the ULS-A military integrated product team lead for the Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Office (PMA-263).
The Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (PMA-263) program team put Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) systems through their paces during a two-week technical demonstration in mid-September.
More than a dozen vendors attended the event to help inform the Navy Expeditionary Warfare community of the functions and capabilities available on the commercial market. The VTOL systems represented a wide range of configurations including outdoor, indoor, hybrid VTOL/fixed wing, and tethered flight capability.
The Navy opened a new facility at Joint Expeditionary Base (JEB) Little Creek-Fort Story in Virginia Beach, Virginia July 27 that's dedicated to training Sailors who will operate the service's Family of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (FoSUAS).
The facility, known as Training and Logistics Support Activity (TALSA) East, is the first dedicated Navy facility for unmanned aircraft operators to complete SUAS training.
The Navy recently completed an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) wide-area mission demonstration to assess capabilities that could benefit the fleet in the future.
The Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical UAS program office (PMA-263), Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) AIRWorks, and Navy Warfare Development Command (NWDC) led the sea-based demonstration July 11-15 aboard USS Paul Hamilton (DDG-60) in San Diego.
Local Marine Corps Aviation Association (MCAA) John Glenn squadron presented Cora White with the first-ever Thomas E. Laux Acquisition Civilian-of-the-Year award for 2020 during the annual banquet, held June 2, in Solomons Island, Maryland.
