DEFENSE: ROLE HAS BEEN EXPANDING, MORE CIVILIAN USE ALSOEXPECTED

Region’s UAV Expertise Helps to Transform Military

By Brad Graves

Originally published December 17, 2017 at midnight, updated December 17, 2017 at midnight

A Harpoon missile launches from the missile deck of the San Diego-based littoral combat ship USS Coronado near Guam in the Philippine Sea in August. An autonomous Fire Scout helicopter helped direct the missile to its target. Photo by MC2 Kaleb R. Staples, courtesy of U.S. Navy

A Harpoon missile launches from the missile deck of the San Diego-based littoral combat ship USS Coronado near Guam in the Philippine Sea in August. An autonomous Fire Scout helicopter helped direct the missile to its target. Photo by MC2 Kaleb R. Staples, courtesy of U.S. Navy

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