May 10 2023
Unmanned Systems
MC1 Chelsea D. Meiller
West Coast-based Naval Special Warfare operators watch as a Puma RQ-20, an unmanned, hand-launched, intelligence gathering aircraft system, is launched from a combatant craft (assault) during U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Unmanned System Battle Problem (UxS IBP). UxS IBP 23 is a U.S. Pacific Fleet experiment, executed by U.S. 3rd Fleet, operationalizing multi-domain employment of unmanned systems to create Fleet warfighting advantages. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chelsea D. Meiller)