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Senate Panel Wants Coast Guard To Take Hard Look At Ultra Long Endurance UAS

Wednesday, June 8th, 2016

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To better put the Coast Guard in a position to counter drug smuggling far from American shores, Senate Appropriators are recommending a significant boost in the service’s research and development (R&D) efforts for long-range unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).In its markup during the week of May 23 of the Department of Homeland Security’s FY ’17 spending request, the Senate Appropriations Committee proposes adding $18 million to the Coast Guard’s R&D branch specifically “to test and evaluate the use of ultra-long endurance…

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