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dc.contributor.author | Leslie T. Payton | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-03-16T18:07:42Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-03-16T18:07:42Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2011-11-03 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Published--Unlimited Distribution | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://dair.nps.edu/handle/123456789/2011 | - |
dc.description | Cost Estimating / Graduate Student Research | |
dc.description.abstract | The USMC Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) is commonly referred to as the nation's 911 force. It must be capable of executing a full spectrum of missions from low-intensity humanitarian assistance and noncombat evacuations to high-intensity major combat operations. The MEU's structure and equipment are designed around this multi-mission requirement. However, the USMC owns the fixed-winged Shadow unmanned aircraft system (UAS) and is in the process of acquiring a small fixed-wing UAS, the small tactical UAS to provide intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. The USMC is also researching a cargo resupply UAS based on helicopter technology. The USMC focus on single-mission UAS does not fit with the MEUs mission requirements. This thesis will examine MEU mission requirements and recommend a UAS capability set that best supports MEU operations. From this recommended set of requirements, the thesis will use a cost analysis to determine a future UAS program of record. | |
dc.description.sponsorship | Acquisition Research Program | |
dc.language | English (United States) | |
dc.publisher | Acquisition Research Program | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | NPS-CE-11-183 | |
dc.subject | US Marine Corps | |
dc.subject | Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) | |
dc.subject | Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) | |
dc.subject | Cost Analysis | |
dc.title | The Future of Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Support of the Marine Expeditionary Unit | |
dc.type | Technical Report | |
Appears in Collections: | NPS Graduate Student Theses & Reports |
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NPS-CE-11-183.pdf | 2.21 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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