USMC Receives First SkyTower II Pod for ‘Digital Quarterback’ MQ-9 Reapers
The STII is an airborne network extension pod that enhances cross-domain communication capabilities and links communications between disparate forces. Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 24 (UX 24) is integrating the pod on the USMC’s MQ-9s. The U.S. Marine Corps’ pursuit to make its MQ-9 Reaper drones relevant and survivable, transforming them into vital communications and […] The post USMC Receives First SkyTower II Pod for ‘Digital Quarterback’ MQ-9 Reapers appeared first on The Aviationist.
The STII is an airborne network extension pod that enhances cross-domain communication capabilities and links communications between disparate forces. Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 24 (UX 24) is integrating the pod on the USMC’s MQ-9s. The U.S. Marine Corps’ pursuit to make its MQ-9 Reaper drones relevant and survivable, transforming them into vital communications and […]
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