Aircraft
AeroVironment Scores Another Small UAS Success
A soldier launches the battery-powered AeroVironment RQ-20A Puma AE, which has been ordered by the U.S. Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Special Operations Command. (Photo: AeroVironment)
A soldier launches the battery-powered AeroVironment RQ-20A Puma AE, which has been ordered by the U.S. Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Special Operations Command. (Photo: AeroVironment)

With the procurement of the RQ-20A Puma AE for the first time, the U.S. Marine Corps has adopted four different small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) manufactured by AeroVironment, of Monrovia, Calif. The service placed a $5.5 million order for Puma systems under an existing Army contract, with delivery planned in two weeks, AeroVironment reported.