Comments by "verdebusterAP" (@verdebusterAP) on "" video.

  1. What the Marines need to do is buy the MQ-20. The MQ-9 is highly versatile but its design is cant be stealthed up for various reasons The MQ-20 is already stealthy but it lacks the MQ-9 ability for STOL as well ability to carry various external pods Pretty sure General Atomics can adopt the MQ-20 easier to the Marines needs than a redesigned MQ-9
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  2. No, the Marines are looking to the MQ-9 for expeditionary operations in the pacific They need various capabilities such EW, ISR and AWACS. The MQ-9 STOL can keep pace with the Marines for rapid relocation hence why they are trying to expand its capabilites
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  3.  @williamlloyd3769  As the Red Sea has shown the MQ-9 is not survivable even with EW pods they need the MQ-20
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  4.  @jdo8405  The USMC has been divesting a lot of equipment so yes they have the money for it Remember they give up the EA-6Bs, Abrams , gunships and so forth. Hell even USMC M777s and HIMARS are being divested Ironically Ukraine has highlighted the weakness of both systems
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  5.  @jdo8405  The TLAM is better than HIMARS for several reasons but the biggest is that its immune to EW
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