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Video by Pfc. Cleo Wang

Marines implement first live-fire test of lethal drone munitions on Camp Lejeune

Communication Directorate

July 10, 2025 | 1:03

U.S. Marines with Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - East, execute a training exercise involving the employment of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) to deliver munitions on designated targets at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 3, 2025. The event marked the first time munitions were employed from small UAS during a live-fire training exercise on Camp Lejeune, demonstrating the capability of integrating aerial strike capabilities at the tactical level. The Marine Corps is refining its tactics, techniques, and procedures for sUAS operations and counter-UAS measures by integrating sUAS with traditional live-fire exercises, allowing Marines to train with lethal drone munitions and collaborating with other branches of service and industry partners to develop and integrate sUAS capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps video edited by Lance Cpl. Cleo Wang)

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