“MQ-35 V-BAT’s Capabilities Grow, Micro Guided Munitions Coming Next Year” –The War Zone

First know that the Coast Guard has adopted this system, but only for the National Security Cutters.

Potential $198.1M Contract Award for Cutter-Based V-BAT UAS.

The V-BAT in the video is in Coast Guard colors (love it).

The War Zone post that included the video above does not have much, if any, additional info in the text, but some of the comments may be interesting.

The Coast Guard organize deployable teams to operate these from WMECs that deploy without helicopters. Apparently USGCG Mohawk was recently deployed to the Eastern Pacific Drug Transit Zone for 70 days without either a helicopter or a UAS. We might also consider operating them from ashore. They say it only needs a 15’x15′ area for take-off and landing. That might even fit on a Webber class WPC on the O-1 deck forward of the bridge.  The beam of the FRCs is 26.6′. Part of the O-1 deck might be extended over the walkways on either side if necessary.

3 thoughts on ““MQ-35 V-BAT’s Capabilities Grow, Micro Guided Munitions Coming Next Year” –The War Zone

  1. Ukraine reminds me of what I learnt about the 1930’s Spanish Civil War where foreign powers were using it to test new technologies.

    V-Bat autonomous launch and landing is awesome imho.

    Andrew

Leave a comment