Defense News: Unmanned Maritime Strike – Navy and Air Force at the Cutting Edge of Tactical Integration

Source: United States Navy

MEDITERRANEAN SEA – The U.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Force (USAF) partnered to complete first-of-a-kind exercises that incorporated Navy and USAF expertise and assets in December 2022. Jackpot Hooligan II – a maritime strike exercise, demonstrated the capability of an MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and elements of Carrier Strike Group 10 to integrate and close the structure of attack to eliminate a target or ‘kill chain’ in an anti-surface warfare mission.