RQ-21 Blackjack

摘要

Both the Marine Corps and Navy have been leasing the Boeing/Insitu Scan Eagle for operations and demonstrations and have also studied other tactical UAVs for various applications as mentioned below. In January 2007, the Navy announced it would begin a formal program to acquire a RQ-21 Blackjack Small Tactical UAS (STUAS) for both Navy and USMC Tier Ⅱ requirements with initial deliveries in May 2010. The Navy had planned to acquire 88 systems in FY09-13 but subsequent budget plans pushed the program back and cut funding. In FY11, the Navy decided to procure 60 Scan Eagle. Each Navy Scan Eagle system includes 12 air vehicles.