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Navy And Marine Corps Seeing Increased Need For More Power, Commonality With UAS

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Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

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By Geoff Fein As the demand for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) grows, the need to keep platforms airborne for longer periods of time requires improved power systems, and the plethora of drones will require common ground stations to ease the equipment burden on warfighters, according to Navy and Marine Corps officials. Within PMA-263, Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Systems, there are two battery powered unmanned air vehicles (UAV): AeroVironment's Wasp, a one-pound UAV, and Raven B, a four-pound…

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