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Coast Guard Plans Demo Of Small UAS As Interim Cutter-Based Capability

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Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

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With funding scarce and no full-up solution currently available, the Coast Guard plans to begin a two-phase test effort next year to examine the ability of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to operate from its National Security Cutters (NSC) as an interim capability until more effective unmanned aircraft are available to support its new fleet of high endurance vessels. Phase one of the test effort would include a two-week underway period with one of the three currently operational NSCs sometime…

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