U.S. Navy To Base Large UAVs Worldwide

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From Aviation Week:

Now that the U.S. Navy has moved into the UAV business big time, it’s got to figure out where to put them so that highly mobile fleets have immediate access.

“We’re working closely with the operational community in establishing how we’re going to field and integrate BAMS [RQ-4N Broad Area Maritime Surveillance System] into the Navy and [establish a] joint operational construct with the Air Force,” says Navy Capt. Bob Dishman, program manager for BAMs. “On the Navy side, the P-3 community is going to carry the BAMS capability. They’ll transition from their manned [P-3] truck of the last 30-40 years into the P-8A and at the same time integrate [the BAMS] unmanned system. At the same time we’ll have some joint basing and training opportunities to leverage the investment made by the Air Force in infrastructure.”

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