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Homeland Security

Coast Guard Needs Greater Commitment To Acquiring Unmanned Systems, Report Says

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, November 12th, 2020

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Coast Guard Needs Greater Commitment To Acquiring Unmanned Systems, Report Says

A ScanEagle sUAS and launcher sit on the flight deck of the Coast Guard National Security Cutter Stratton. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Mark Barney.

Unmanned systems can help the Coast Guard carry out a number of its missions but so far, the service hasn’t shown the necessary commitment to developing and acquiring these technologies to the degree it should, according to a new report by National Academies of Sciences. The report, which was requested by Congress, says the Coast Guard needs to be more aggressive, strategic and deliberate in acquiring unmanned systems (UxSs) as force multipliers for an increasingly demanding mission set. “A major…

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