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ScanEagle A ‘Game Changer’ For Coast Guard; Schultz Accelerating Fielding Of UAS

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, March 21st, 2019

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ScanEagle A ‘Game Changer’ For Coast Guard; Schultz Accelerating Fielding Of UAS

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.

The initial deployments of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) aboard the Coast Guard’s National Security Cutters (NSCs) are proving to be a “game changer” and the service will accelerate the use of the systems aboard the fleet of new-high endurance cutters, Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz said on Thursday. The current fielding schedule for the ScanEagle UAS is to equip two ships per year but Schultz said he’s accelerating the schedule to four per year. “ScanEagle is truly a…

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