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A U.S. Marine Corps MQ-9 Reaper drone assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One takes off for unmanned aerial system tactics training as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-25 at Laguna Army Airfield, Arizona, Oct. 5, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trent A. Henry)

Marine Corps to receive new smart sensor system for MQ-9 Reaper drones

A bundled release of Sky Tower II electronic warfare payloads and a smart sensor system is slated for the last quarter of 2025, a Marine Corps official…

Apr 29, 2025 By Jon Harper

An MQ-9 Reaper contracted from General Atomics, is parked at Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, June 15, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Higman)

Marine Corps wants to mount high-performance computer on Reaper drones

The service is reaching out to industry in search of potential solutions.

Sep 25, 2024 By Jon Harper

Marine Corps looking to make MQ-9 drones stealthy with special pods

"It can mimic things that are sent to it that it detects, turn it around and send it back. So it becomes a hole, it becomes a…

Jul 2, 2024 By Jon Harper

Marines pursuing AI for sensor autonomy on multi-mission tactical drones

The service has an airborne network extension operational concept.

May 3, 2024 By Jon Harper

Close view of a MQ-9 Reaper (Getty Images)

Marines to establish new drone squadron in Hawaii to counter China

The Marine Corps plans to deploy more unmanned aerial vehicles to the Asia-Pacific to keep an eye on Chinese forces.

May 26, 2022 By Brandi Vincent