Brazilian Navy uses ScanEagle to support CFN in Operation Formosa for the first time
Original article by by Guilherme Wiltgen on Defesa Aerea & Naval translated from Portuguese by Google Translate
09/25/2024: On September 10, the Marine Artillery Battalion (BtlArtFuzNav) and the 1st Remotely Piloted Aircraft Squadron (QE-1) carried out pioneering training in Field Artillery Fire Observation and Control using the RQ-1 Scan Eagle, during Operation “Formosa 2024”.
In the training, unprecedented for both Units, the control and correction of real Artillery fires were carried out, from the aircraft’s flight control station, by BtlArtFuzNav military personnel. The action allowed us to demonstrate yet another possibility of using the aircraft, designed for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance missions.
The training demonstrated that the Navy, through the Marine Corps and the Naval Air Force, continues to keep up to date with the challenges currently faced, with the use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft and modern Field Artillery.
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25/09/2024: No dia 10 de setembro, o Batalhão de Artilharia de Fuzileiros Navais (BtlArtFuzNav) e o 1º Esquadrão de Aeronaves Remotamente Pilotadas (QE-1), realizaram um adestramento pioneiro de Observação e Condução de Fogos de Artilharia de Campanha por meio do RQ-1 Scan Eagle, durante a Operação “Formosa 2024”.
No adestramento, inédito para ambas as Unidades, a condução e a correção de tiros reais de Artilharia foram efetuadas, a partir da estação de controle de voo da aeronave, por militares do BtlArtFuzNav.
A ação permitiu atestar mais uma das possibilidades de emprego da aeronave, destinada para missões de Inteligência, Vigilância e Reconhecimento.
O adestramento demonstrou que a Marinha, por meio do Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais e da Força Aeronaval, continua a manter-se atualizada diante dos desafios enfrentados atualmente, com o emprego das Aeronaves Remotamente Pilotadas e da Artilharia de Campanha moderna.
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