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Marine Corps Integrator UAV Cleared For Production

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, May 24th, 2013

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Marine Corps Integrator UAV Cleared For Production

The Integrator unmanned aerial vehicle has been cleared for low-rate production following the successful completion of the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the program, the Navy said Thursday. The RQ-21 Integrator. Photo by Insitu The RQ-21A Integrators are being procured by Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) for the Marine Corps under the Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (STUAS) program. The aircraft for carrying out intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions are built by Boeing [BA] subsidiary Insitu. The NAVAIR program…

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