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Warfighter UAV Demand Equaled By Company Interest: Officials

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Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

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The Navy and Marine Corps are seeing increased demand from warfighters for specialized payloads for unmanned air vehicles, and more companies are taking an interest in developing those payloads, according to Navy and Marine Corps officials. Warfighters are always looking to improve upon and get better details of the operational picture, Marine Corps Lt. Col. Brad Beach, unmanned air systems coordinator, department of aviation, told sister publication Defense Daily in a recent interview. "In order to do that [we are]…

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