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Army pairs a Mk VI patrol boat with drones and uncrewed craft in Michigan

During Bayonet Quest 26, held Sept. 26 to Oct. 6, the Army recovered a drone aboard a moving Mk VI and had the crewed boat lead a formation of uncrewed surface vessels. The service has not released a full list of systems used; the exercise is framed as practice for Pacific littoral reconnaissance.

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