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Marines and Navy in Manned-Unmanned Teaming

Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron VMX-1 and US Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron HSC-23 flew together AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters with MQ-8C drone at NAF El Centro, California





Marines and Navy in Manned-Unmanned Teaming
US Navy, March 16, 2022 - EL CENTRO, CA by Maj. Jorge Hernandez - Marines from Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron One (VMX-1) and sailors from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 (HSC-23) teamed up to conduct tactics development in integrating manned and unmanned rotary-wing aircraft at Naval Air Facility El Centro, California on March 10, 2022.

During the exercise, VMX-1’s UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Viper helicopters conducted attacks while Marines and sailors operating in the ground control station assisted with the target detection and strike coordination utilizing a MQ-8C Fire Scout.

“This opportunity promotes greater familiarization and concept development of the manned-unmanned teaming that builds confidence and efficiency throughout the Blue-Green Team,” said VMX-1 Commanding Officer Col. Byron Sullivan.

“Our partnership plays an integral part of the Commandant and [Chief of Naval Operation]’s vision to embrace the future of warfare and turn it into our advantage on the battlefield.”

The services continue to develop manned-unmanned tactics to better align with the 2018 National Defense Strategy and the Commandant’s Planning Guidance. As the exercise in El Centro progressed, the Navy-Marine Corps team became more proficient in planning, communicating, and coordinating effective fires from manned and unmanned rotary-wing aircraft. The proliferation of unmanned rotary wing platforms on U.S. Navy ships makes integration with Marine rotary wing and the MQ-8C a likelihood in the littoral environment.

“Adversaries are going to be placed on the horns of a dilemma as we strengthen our naval expeditionary force in leveraging unmanned systems to complement our rotary wing,” said VMX-1 Science and Technology lead Maj. Ben Henry.

The mission of VMX-1 is to conduct operational test and evaluation of Marine Corps aviation platforms and systems.

Marines and Navy in Manned-Unmanned Teaming
AH-1Z Viper flying with MQ-8C Fire Scout





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Aircraft mentioned in this article :
AH-1Z Viper 166761 MQ-8C Fire Scout 169664

Location : US NAF El Centro

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HSC-23 US Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Two Three US Navy
VMX-1 US Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron One US Marine Corps
MQ-8C Fire Scout in US US Navy
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