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Friday, May 09, 2014

US Marines begin Blackjack UAS deployment to Afghanistan

RQ-21A BlackjackThe US Marine Corps (USMC) has begun its first operational deployment of the Insitu RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aircraft system (UAS), the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) announced on 7 May.

The deployment, which began at the end of April, saw Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 2, located at Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina, relocate to an undisclosed location in Afghanistan.

NAVAIR did not say how long the deployment might last.

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