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RQ-11B Raven

Small Unit Remote Scouting System (SURSS)

 A Marine Corps Special Operations Command small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS) operator launches an RQ-11B Raven during a demonstration to senior combat leadership Dec. 12, 2013 at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. The demo exhibited the advanced capabilities of the SUAS family of systems to include the Raven, as well as RQ-20A Puma (pictured in background) and RQ-12A Wasp IV. (U.S. Navy photo)

RQ-11B Raven is a part of the Small Unit Remote Scouting System program of record, providing ‘over-the-hill’ intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) to Marine Corps units. The battery-powered Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) is hand-launched and equipped with electro-optical and infrared cameras, transmiting still images and full-motion video to a Ground Control Station (GCS) and remote video terminal.  It provides real-time images of the tactical environment to the company/detachment level out to a range of approximately 10km or line of sight.

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RQ-12A Wasp IV

 An operator launches an RQ-12A Wasp IV as he holds the ground control station monitor. (AeroVironment courtesy photo)

The RQ-12A Wasp micro unmanned aerial vehicle weighs less than three pounds and the system provides real-time reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition (RSTA) and battle damage assessment (BDA) for Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC) units. RQ-12A Wasp uses a Digital Data Link (DDL) and dual electro-optical and infrared gimbaled cameras to transmit still images and full-motion video to the Ground Control Station (GCS) and remote video terminal.

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RQ-20A Puma AE

 Lance Cpl. Andrew Herring launches the Puma during an operation at Patrol Base Boldak March 4, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

The RQ-20A Puma All Environment (AE) provides near real-time, land-based and maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operations to Marine Corps units. It allows small units the ability to detect Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and IED-emplacement teams.

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Group 1 Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS) Training and Logistics Support Activity (TALSA)

TALSA serves as the central location for all Marine Corps SUAS entry-level training programs and ensures Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEFs), MARSOC and Marine Corps Forces Reserve training requirements are met. Through standardized courses that meet SUAS-operator Marine Corps and Joint requirements, the TALSA ensures Marines are properly trained to employ SUASs during contingencies/combat operations. The courses last five to 10 days and upon graduation, students are certified as SUAS operators, unit instructors or unit evaluators, based on course completed, and are prepared to support their unit with boots-on-the-ground ISR capability.

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RQ-21A Blackjack

 RQ-21A Blackjack flies off the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) during ship testing July 2013. (Insitu, Inc. courtesy photo)

The RQ-21A Blackjack, formerly known as RQ-21A STUAS,  was selected in 2010 for procurement by the Navy and Marine Corps to fill the requirement for a small tactical unmanned aircraft system. The system provides persistent maritime and land-based tactical reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition (RSTA) data collection and dissemination capabilities to the warfighter. The air vehicle’s open-architecture configuration can integrate new payloads quickly and can carry sensor payloads as heavy as 25 pounds.

View RQ-21A Blackjack program guide here

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