USMC retires final RQ-7B Shadows

摘要

EXERCISE RIM of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018 marked the final operations of the RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aerial system in US Marine Corps (USMC) service. The final flight took place during the RIMPAC culmination event at Pyramid Rock Beach, Hawaii, on July 29. Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 3 'Phantoms', based at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, was the last remaining unit operating the Shadow. All other USMC UAV squadrons have already transitioned to the RQ-21A Blackjack.