The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded Teledyne FLIR Defense a $42.5 million contract for over 600 Rogue 1 loitering munition systems under the OPF-L program. The procurement strengthens the Corps’ emphasis on decentralized, responsive fires by giving small units a precision strike asset they can deploy independently. The contract includes support equipment and training kits, with fielding expected to begin in the summer following the order. Rogue 1 enables squads and platoons to detect, track, and engage beyond-line-of-sight targets using onboard sensors and recoverable air vehicles. The system embodies the Marine Corps’ shift toward organic, man-portable precision fires in distributed operations.
