{"id":35913,"date":"2025-07-10T14:12:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T14:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2025\/07\/10\/lejeune-marines-run-first-live-munition-drop-from-fielded-drone\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T21:09:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:09:51","slug":"lejeune-marines-run-first-live-munition-drop-from-fielded-drone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2025\/07\/10\/lejeune-marines-run-first-live-munition-drop-from-fielded-drone\/","title":{"rendered":"Lejeune Marines run first live munition drop from fielded drone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marines at the School of Infantry \u2014 East conducted the first fully fielded drone drop of lethal ammunition on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The July 3 live-fire exercise included the drop, followed by mortar fire and a Javelin missile strike in a simulated company-level assault, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/542297\/marines-conduct-live-fire-test-lethal-drone-munitions-camp-lejeune\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/542297\/marines-conduct-live-fire-test-lethal-drone-munitions-camp-lejeune\">Marine release<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marines used weaponized small drones, which included the SkyRaider and Neros Archer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SkyRaider carried the Mjolnir, a small, lightweight device the size of a soda can with stabilizer fins and a sensor that can carry 500 grams of explosive. The explosion fires a blast of ball bearings through either point detonation or aerial burst using laser light technology to trigger the explosion, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/542297\/marines-conduct-live-fire-test-lethal-drone-munitions-camp-lejeune\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/542297\/marines-conduct-live-fire-test-lethal-drone-munitions-camp-lejeune\">release<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2025\/04\/07\/marine-corps-introduces-drone-attack-team\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/drone-attack.JPG.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Marine Corps introduces drone attack team<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Marine Corps created the team in response to the rising use of unmanned aerial vehicles in international conflicts.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A brief on the concept of pairing the SkyRaider and Mjolnir by Maj. Jessica Del Castillo at the School of Infantry Summit resulted in command interest and the live-fire experiment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI did the heavy planning leading up to the Mjolnir drop: getting the interim flight clearance approved, doing that kind of work prior to the event, and then ensuring the safety structure was in place for the live drop,\u201d Del Castillo said in the release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> \u201cThe objective was to do small UAS live drops from a program of record system, as well as [Neros Archer] \u2026 on a Marine Corps-owned range. We wanted to do it here in our local training area for the first time with all the approvals in place, so it was legal and kind of a first use case for the program of record system.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Mjolnir demonstrated potential and limitations. During the first drop, it detonated prematurely while still in free fall, Del Castillo said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the SkyRaider, Marines used the Neros Archer drone to make a direct strike on the target. The Neros Archer is a rugged, first-person-view drone the size of a small backpack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Neros Archer operator, Staff Sgt. Ryan Welch, attached an anti-personnel charge with a Kraken Electronic Safe and Arming Device that contained a directed explosive with hundreds of steel ball bearings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once flown within striking distance of the target, Welch detonated the device creating a shotgun-like blast pattern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI got visual of the target and then command-detonated roughly four to five meters away from the target. Spread that fragmentation pattern out,\u201d Welch said in the release. \u201cIf there were actually humans where that [charge] went off\u2026devastating. Complete destruction of those personnel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Flying above the target was a Stalker drone providing live-video feed to confirm target locations, monitor the effects of fires and coordinate between the drones, mortars and Javelin. Staff Sgt. Andrew Ricigliano piloted the Stalker throughout the exercise, resulting in the longest continual Stalker flight on Camp Lejeune. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat stood out to me in the combined arms event today was the deconfliction of traditional weapons like the 81mm mortars and Javelins with the aerial systems being used,\u201d Ricigliano said in the release. \u201cMaking sure everything was deconflicted and safe, being that it\u2019s the first time we\u2019ve done this in the most restrictive range complex the Marine Corps has to offer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maj. Matthew Johnson, operations officer for Advanced Infantry Training Battalion and officer-in-charge of the exercise, emphasized the significant effort behind the scenes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis exercise was built to be an exercise that can be replicable. It\u2019s one that we built to begin the process. It\u2019s not the end, but it\u2019s beginning the process of identifying what use of small arms, both from [program of record] systems and from Blue UAS, looks like,\u201d Johnson said in the release. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are trying to build a \u2018this is how it can be done\u2019 and start the conversation of how do we employ these systems in our fighting formations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The July 3 live-fire exercise included the drop, followed by mortar fire and a Javelin missile strike in a simulated company-level assault.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":71103,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":69,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":{"2":{"categories":["your-military","news"],"primary_category":"your-military"}}},"categories":[101,12,25,69],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3396],"class_list":["post-35913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news-roundup","category-news","category-newsletters","category-your-marine-corps"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"QTMXL4Q5AZEZHIUY6SXKOSRPME","arc_canonical_url":"\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2025\/07\/10\/lejeune-marines-run-first-live-munition-drop-from-fielded-drone\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - 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