The US Marine Corps has awarded Teledyne FLIR Defense a $42.5-million contract to supply more than 600 Rogue 1 loitering munitions under the Organic Precision Fires–Light (OPF-L) program. The order includes ground control stations and training kits, with fielding expected to start this summer. It expands on a prior $12-million delivery of 127 units for testing and evaluation. OPF-L seeks to provide small Marine units with a man-portable, beyond-line-of-sight strike capability that out-ranges direct-fire weapons while limiting collateral damage and exposure to enemy fire. The program is highly competitive, with Teledyne, AeroVironment, and Anduril vying for a potential $249-million, five-year production award. AeroVironment is offering the upgraded Switchblade 300 Block 20, while Anduril is fielding the Bolt-M, and Rogue 1 is purpose-built for OPF-L requirements. Rogue 1 features vertical takeoff and landing, modular mission-specific payloads, advanced fuzing for safe recovery when disengaging targets, and a suite of FLIR Boson 640+ thermal and electro-optical sensors for long-range day/night ISR. Its sensor-warhead integration enables precision targeting, adding tactical flexibility and reducing Marine load burdens.
